(b) sharing information on best practices in relation to surplus milk disposal and the environmental impact of surplus milk disposal during the dairy produce demand disruption period. 

## Qualifying activities by logistics service providers 

4. —(1) For the purposes of this Order a qualifying activity by a logistics service provider is any activity specified in paragraph (2) insofar as it— 

(a) is for the purpose referred to in article 6(2)(a); and 

(b) does not involve the sharing between logistics service providers of any information regarding costs or pricing. 

(2) The activities specified in this paragraph are— 

(a) sharing information on labour availability during the dairy produce demand disruption period; 

(b) sharing of labour or facilities or coordination of the deployment of labour during the dairy produce demand disruption period; and 

(c) sharing information on delivery vehicle capacity and the size, type or destination of delivery vehicles during the dairy produce demand disruption period. 

## Exclusion from the Chapter I prohibition in relation to dairy produce suppliers 

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

(a) is between two or more dairy produce suppliers; 

(b) relates to a qualifying activity listed in article 3(2); 

(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 that— 

(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 3(2) 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 does not apply to an agreement which— 

(a) is between two or more dairy produce suppliers; 

(b) relates to a qualifying activity listed in article 3(3); 

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

(d) meets the conditions set out in paragraph (4). 

(4) The conditions referred to in paragraph (3)(d) are that— 

(a) the purpose of the agreement is to prevent or mitigate the need for the disposal of surplus milk or to limit the environmental impact of any disposal of surplus milk resulting from a disruption in demand caused by a reason relating to coronavirus; and 

