The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) includes a provision to establish a separate agreement on competition enforcement cooperation (including the 28 Q 52, 29 Q 52, C&AG’s Report, para 2.17 30 Q 57–58 31 Q 56 32 Q 65 33 Q 54 34 Q 52 35 Qq 57–58 36 REE0002 12 Regulating after EU Exit sharing of confidential data). CMA told us this agreement has not yet been agreed, and progress on this would be welcome as it would remove a significant barrier to effective competition enforcement.37 T...

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) includes a provision to establish a separate agreement on competition enforcement cooperation (including the 28 Q 52, 29 Q 52, C&AG’s Report, para 2.17 30 Q 57–58 31 Q 56 32 Q 65 33 Q 54 34 Q 52 35 Qq 57–58 36 REE0002 12 Regulating after EU Exit sharing of confidential data). CMA told us this agreement has not yet been agreed, and progress on this would be welcome as it would remove a significant barrier to effective competition enforcement.37 The TCA also includes broad commitments to facilitate the exchange of non-confidential information on chemicals between the EU and UK, but it does not ext Type: conclusion | Number: 13 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 4. PAC conclusion: The loss of access to EU systems and lack of progress in taking forward the regulatory cooperation provisions set out in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement increase regulatory risks and costs. 4. PAC recommendation: The regulators should work