Funfair sector (50243) [Archived]

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Funfair sector (50243) [Archived]

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ARCHIVED–this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the acceptance of commitments on 26 October 2017; it is no longer maintained.

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OutlineCMA Chapter I CA98 investigation into allegedly anti-competitive membership rules of the Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain, the trade body representing travelling showmen attending funfairs (case 50243).
Latest developmentsOn 26 October 2017, the CMA formally accepted commitments from the Guild to address the competition concerns and, as a result, closed its investigation (subject to the acceptance by Guild members of the proposed rule changes). Under the commitments, the Guild will change its membership rules, including: • opening up Guild-run fairs to non-member showmen • reducing restrictions on rival fairs opening close to Guild fairs • increasing transparency, including publishing the Guild rules online and explicitly setting out objective criteria for membership. Guild members voted to confirm these changes in January 2018 (if the Guild membership had failed to vote in favour of the rule changes, the CMA reserved the right to re-open the investigation); the new rules are now in
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