(b) the agreement does not have as its object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the United Kingdom, except in relation to qualifying activities set out in article 3(3) in a market for the provision of dairy produce in any part of the United Kingdom affected by a disruption in demand caused by a reason relating to coronavirus. 

(5) The Chapter I prohibition is to be deemed never to have applied in relation to an agreement of the kind referred to in paragraph (1) or (3) which was made in the period beginning on 1st April 2020 and ending on the day before the day on which this Order comes into force. 

## Exclusion from the Chapter I prohibition in relation to logistics service providers 

6. —(1) The Chapter I prohibition does not apply to an agreement which— 

(a) is between two or more logistics service providers. 

(b) relates to a qualifying activity listed in article 4; 

(c) is notified to the Secretary of State in accordance with article 8(1); and 

(d) meets the conditions set out in paragraph (2). 

(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1)(d) are— 

(a) the purpose of the agreement is to maximise the processing, transport and storage efficiency and the storage capacity of dairy produce and to prevent or mitigate the need for the disposal of milk resulting from a disruption in demand caused by a reason relating to coronavirus; and 

(b) the agreement does not have as its object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the United Kingdom, except in relation to qualifying activities set out in article 4 in a market for the provision of dairy produce in any part of the United Kingdom affected by a disruption in demand caused by a reason relating to coronavirus. 

(3) The Chapter I prohibition is to be deemed never to have applied in relation to an agreement of the kind referred to in paragraph (1) which was made in the period beginning on 1st April 2020 and ending on the day before the day on which this Order comes into force. 

## End of dairy produce demand disruption period 

7. —(1) This article applies if, at any time more than 28 days before this Order expires, the Secretary of State considers that— 

(a) there is no longer a significant disruption or threat of significant disruption to the demand for dairy produce in the United Kingdom caused by a reason relating to coronavirus; and 

(b) the dairy produce demand disruption period should end before the date on which this Order expires. 

(2) The Secretary of State must publish a notice to that effect specifying the date on which the dairy produce demand disruption period is to end. 

(3) The date specified in the notice given under paragraph (2) must not be less than 28 days after the date on which the notice is published. 

(4) A notice under paragraph (2) is to be published in such a manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate. 

## Notification to the Secretary of State 

8. —(1) An agreement is notified to the Secretary of State in accordance with this paragraph if the following details of the agreement are given to the Secretary of State in writing within 14 days of the relevant date— 

(a) the names of the undertakings which are parties to the agreement; 

(b) a description of the nature of the agreement; 

(c) the date on which the agreement was made; and 

