Provisional decision: strategic review of CMA markets remedies
Overview
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on its provisional decision to amend or remove the remedies that may no longer be needed, following changes to how markets work, regulation, or consumer behaviour.
Market remedies are designed to fix competition problems identified during market investigations. They play an important role but businesses need to dedicate money and resources to comply with them, so it is important remedies remain fit for purpose.
This follows our consultation in January 2026, where we sought views on whether 33 markets remedies remain appropriate, and if not, whether they should be amended or removed.
We want to hear from you
We are inviting your views on the following provisional decisions:
Fair Trading Act 1973 remedies
Remove
- Restriction on Agreements and Conduct (Tour Operators) Order 1987
- Opium Derivatives Undertakings 1989
- Television Broadcasting Services (BBC) Undertakings 1992
- Undertaking by the British Medical Association 1994
- Animal Waste Undertakings 1995 – Prosper de Mulder
- Animal Waste Undertakings 1995 – William Forrest and Son
- Foreign Package Holidays (Tour Operators and Travel Agents) Order 2000
- Birds Eye Wall’s (Impulse Ice Cream) Undertakings 2000 – January 2000
- Impulse Ice Cream – Birds Eye Wall’s Undertakings 2000 – July 2000
- Impulse Ice Cream – Mars UK Undertakings 2000
- Impulse Ice Cream – Nestlé UK Undertakings 2000
- Supply of New Cars Order 2000
- Foreign Package Holidays (Tour Operators and Travel Agents) Order 2001
- Supply of Extended Warranties on Domestic Electrical Goods Order 2005
Retain
- Carbonated Drinks Undertakings 1993 – Britvic Soft Drinks
- Carbonated Drinks Undertakings 1993 – Coca Cola Bottlers (Ulster)
Partially remove
Enterprise Act 2002 remedies
Remove
- Postal Franking Machines Undertakings 2005
- Store Card Market Investigation Order 2006 (as varied 2011)
- BAA Supply of Airport Services Market Investigation Undertakings (Consultation) 2010
- BAA Supply of Airport Services Market Investigation Undertakings (Segmental Analysis) 2011
- Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) Market Investigation Order 2011 (as varied 2018)
- Argos Limited and DSG Retail Limited Undertakings 2012
- Statutory Audit Services Order 2014
- Payday Lending Market Investigation Order 2015
- Cement Market Data - World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Undertakings 2017
Retain
- Domestic Bulk Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Market Investigation Order 2008
- Domestic Bulk LPG Market Investigation (Metered Estates) Order 2009
- Local Bus Services Market Investigation Order 2012
- Current Account Switch Service (CASS) Remedies Undertakings 2017
Partially remove
- Home Credit Market Investigation Order 2007 (as varied 2011 and 2024) (remove Parts 2, 4 and 6, Articles 30, 31 and 32. Retain all other Parts and Articles)
- Private Motor Insurance Market Investigation Order 2015 (excluding Part 3) (remove Part 2, Schedule 1a, Schedule 2, Annex 1 of Schedule 3, paragraph 2 of Schedule 3, Part 4, Article 6.1(b). Retain all other Parts and Articles)
- Retail Banking Market Investigation Order 2017 (Varied 2019) (Parts 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11) (remove Parts 3, 4, 7, 9, 10 and 11. Retain all other Parts)
How to respond
Submit your response by emailing marketsremediesstrategicreview@cma.gov.uk or using the form below.
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Interests
- Markets