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This Practice Note deals with the interaction between the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) and other energy regimes and climate change policies. Those regimes and policies include Climate Change Agreements (CCAs), the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS), mandatory greenhouse gas emissions reporting, the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR) and various voluntary schemes. It also covers developments relating to ESOS.

When advising on the competition law implications of a corporate transaction, it is important to consider how any competition law issues should be reflected in the sale and purchase agreement. This Practice Note sets out examples of standard clauses parties to a sale and purchase agreement might include to deal with any merger control considerations triggered by the transaction, in particular, governing how responsibilities and risk are allocated between the parties.