CMA

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The CMA is the United Kingdom’s primary competition regulator and consumer protection authority, responsible for promoting fair competition and tackling anti-competitive practices.

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CMA canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf competition regulator ⓘ
consumer protection authority ⓘ
non‑ministerial government department ⓘ
abbreviation CMA ⓘ
canImpose financial penalties for competition law infringements ⓘ
structural and behavioral remedies in markets ⓘ
collaboratesWith European competition authorities ⓘ
International Competition Network ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
employerType public sector ⓘ
formedBy merger of the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission ⓘ
fullName Competition and Markets Authority ⓘ
goal to ensure that markets work well for consumers, businesses and the economy ⓘ
governmentDepartmentType non‑ministerial department ⓘ
headquartersCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Competition Act 1998 ⓘ
Enterprise Act 2002 ⓘ
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 ⓘ
monitors abuse of dominant position ⓘ
cartel activity ⓘ
unfair commercial practices affecting consumers ⓘ
parentOrganization UK Government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
precededBy Competition Commission ⓘ
Office of Fair Trading ⓘ
regionServed United Kingdom ⓘ
reportsTo UK Parliament ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
responsibility conducting market studies and market investigations ⓘ
enforcing certain consumer protection laws ⓘ
enforcing competition law ⓘ
imposing remedies and fines in competition cases ⓘ
investigating cartels ⓘ
promoting competition for the benefit of consumers ⓘ
reviewing mergers ⓘ
tackling anti‑competitive practices ⓘ
sector competition policy ⓘ
consumer protection ⓘ
shortName CMA ⓘ
supervises UK antitrust enforcement ⓘ
UK merger control regime ⓘ
certain regulated sectors in competition matters ⓘ
typeOfLawEnforced competition law ⓘ
consumer protection law ⓘ
website https://www.gov.uk/cma ⓘ

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Competition and Markets Authority → shortName → CMA ⓘ
subject linked to: CMA
Competition and Markets Authority → abbreviation → CMA ⓘ
subject linked to: CMA