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7 August 2019
FDF statement on competition laws in the event of a no-deal Brexit
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Tim Rycroft, FDF Chief Operating Officer said:
“Competition law is important, but in the event of no-deal disruption, if the
government wants
the food supply chain to work together to tackle likely shortages – to decide
where to prioritise shipments
– they will have to provide cast-iron written reassurances that competition law
will not be strictly applied
to those discussions. Without such assurances, any such collaboration would
risk
incurring large fines
from the CMA. We asked for these reassurances at the end of last year and,
despite support from
Defra, we're still waiting. Hopefully, now that Michael Gove is in charge of
all
no-deal planning, we can
make progress.”
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