iVERTICAL RESTRAINTS AND COMPETITION POLICY PREFACE

This is the 12th of a series of research papers (listed overleaf) to be published by the Office of Fair Trading. These papers report the findings of projects commissioned by the OFT as part of its ongoing programme of research into aspects of UK Competition and Consumer Policy. The intention is that research findings should be made available to a wider audience of practitioners, both for information and as a basis for discussion. Comments on the paper should be sent to me, at the address shown below. Research proposals on other aspects of United Kingdom Competition and Consumer Policy would also be welcomed. Requests for additional copies of this paper (or copies of earlier papers in this series) should, however, be sent to the address shown on page ii