House of Lords European Union Committee
Brexit: competition and State aid
12th Report of Session 2017-19 - published 2 February 2018 - HL Paper 67
Contents
Brexit: competition and State aid
The European Union Committee’s work
Chapter 2: The current competition landscape
EU competence in competition and State aid
Issues with the current system
Chapter 3: Short-term implications of Brexit
The relationship between UK and EU antitrust law
Private actions and the role of UK legal services
Chapter 4: Transitional arrangements
Cases ‘live’ at the point of Brexit
Cases relating to pre-Brexit activities
The status and enforcement of pre-Brexit commitments, remedies and decisions
The importance of early clarity
Chapter 5: Future UK policy: antitrust and merger control
The advantages of maintaining consistency with the EU
Future UK-EU cooperation on competition matters
Precedents for EU competition cooperation agreements with third countries
Chapter 6: Future UK policy: State aid
The impact of EU State aid rules in the UK
Figure 1: Total State aid expenditure as % of GDP in 2015, less railways
State aid and the future UK-EU trade relationship
Precedents for State aid control in EU trade agreements with third countries
Options for UK State aid control
The need for a domestic State aid authority
Administration of the future State aid regime
Chapter 7: Determining the UK’s future institutional framework
Resource implications for the CMA and the CAT
Future institutional arrangements
Box 3: Extract from the Trade Bill relating to the role of the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA)
The global competition community
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Evidence is published online at http://www.parliament.uk/brexit-competition-inquiry and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.