National resources
= external link
Albania
Competition authority
Competition Authority (english available)
Competition Commission
Legislation
Law No.9121 date 28.07.2003 "On competition Protection"
See chapter III: Control of Concentrations
Mergers
Publications
National Competition Policy (2006)
Republic of Albania, Competition Authority and Competition Commission
Approved by Competition Authority Decision no. 43, dated 28.12.2006,
pursuant to Article 24/a, Law no. 9121, “On Competition Protection”
Australia
See Australia page
Austria
Competition authorities and judicial bodies
Austrian Competition Authority
Cartel Court (Viennese Court of Appeals)
Legislation
Cartel Act 2005
Competition Act
Belgium
Competition authority
Legislation
Act on the Protection of Economic Competition
Merger guidelines
See Merger page - includes:
- Scheme concerning concentration control: simplified procedure
- Scheme concerning concentration control: normal procedure (first phase)
- Scheme concerning concentration control: normal procedure (second phase)
Brazil
Competition agency
Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) (not in English)
Secretariat for Economic Monitoring of the Ministry of Finance (SEAE)
Law
Brazilian Antitrust Law (Law No 12,529/2011 - New Antitrust Law)
replaces Law 8,884/94 (Competition Law) (applies to transactions pre 28 May 2012)
Merger guidelines
CADE Resolution No. 1/12 (Brazil) (in Portuguese)
Canada
See Canada page
Chile
China
Competition authority/agency
Law
Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) (August 2008)
Regulations on Notification Thresholds for Concentrations between Undertakings
Guidelines
Rules on the Review of Concentration of Undertakings
Interim Provisions for the Assessment of the Effects of Concentrations of Business Operators on Competition (
unofficial English translation by Jones Day)
Rules on the Implementation of Asset or Business Divestments in Concentration between Undertakings (Remedies Rules) (July 2010)
Reading
See also reading room China
COMESA
Cyprus
Competition authority
Czech Republic
Competition authority
Office for the Protection of Competition (English)
Merger Guidelines
Guidelines and documents (at the OPC) (English)
This page includes merger guidelines
Denmark
Competition authority
Danish Competition and Consumer Authority (English)
Legislation
Executive Order on the Notification of Mergers
Annex 1 - Information for full notification of mergers
Annex 2 - Information for simplified notification of mergers
Executive Order on the calculation of turnover in the Competition Act
Merger Guidelines
Egypt
Competition agency
Egyptian Competition Authority (English version)
Legislation
Law No 3 of 2005 Promulgating the Law on the Protection of Competition and the Prohiition of Monopolistic Practices
Merger notification provided for in Article 19
Estonia
Competition agency
Konkurentsiamet
Estonian Competition Authority (available in English)
European Union
See EU page
Finland
Competition authority
Finnish Competition Authority (in English)
Includes merger page
Law
Competition Act (948/2011) Chapter 4
Guidelines
Finnish Competition Authority Guidelines on Merger Control (2011)
See also Government decrees on calculation of turnover and obligation to notify
France
Competition agencies
Autorite de la concurrence (Competition Authority) (limited English verion available)
General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (in French limited English translations)
Law
French Code of commercial law (Code de commerce) (Articles L 430-1 - L 430-10)
Guidelines
Merger control guidelines (English translation)
Germany
Competition agencies
Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) (English)
Monopolies Commission (English available)
Law
Act against Restraints of Competition
Cases
Summaries of merger control cases (English versions)
Guidelines
Guidance on substantive merger control (new Guidelines released March 2012)
Greece
Law
Competition Act 2011 (replaced Law 703/1977)
Authority
Hellenic Competition Commission
Guernsey
Law
Competition (Guernsey) Ordinance 2012, section 13(1)
The Competition (Prescribed Mergers and Acquisitions) (Guernsey) Regulations 2012 (requiring pre-approval)
Authority
Competition Regulatory Authority (collectively (with the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority) the 'Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities')
Guidelines
Channel Islands Competition Laws CICRA Guideline 6 - Mergers and Acquisitions (Draft August 2012)
See: Mergers & Acquisitions (Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities)
Hong Kong
Competition agencies
Competition Commission
Competition Tribunal
Law
Competition Ordinance (enacted 14 June 2012)
[No general merger regime; sector specific merger regime - telecommunications]
See Norton Rose Briefing, 'The Hong Kong Competition Ordinance' (June 2012)
Hungary
Competition agencies
Guidelines
Guidance on pre-notification contacts relating to the control of concentrations
India
Competition Agencies
Competition Appellate Tribunal
Law
Competition Act 2002
Also available from CAT - see alternate source
See also regulations
Guidelines
Publications
Other resources
Ireland
Competition authority
Competition Authority (and see mergers page)
Legislation
Merger guidelines
Draft Merger Guidelines for Consultation (13 September 2013)
Guidance on Mergers
Competition Authority website
- includes Notice in Respect of Guidelines for Merger Analysis
Cases and legislation
Irish Competition Authority Decisions (at BAILII)
Documents
Consultation on Competition Authority Guidelines for Merger Analysis (3 December 2010)
Israel
Jamaica
Japan
Competition agency
Fair Trade Commission (English page)
Law
Merger guidelines
ICN Merger Notification Template
Guidelines to Application of the Antimonopoly Act Concerning Review of Business Combination (revised 2011)
Policies Concerning Procedures of Review of Business Combination (June 2011)
See further guidelines here
Jersey
Authority
Competition Regulatory Authority (collectively (with the Gurensey Competition and Regulatory Authority) the 'Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities')
Law
The Competition (Jersey) Law 2005 (Part 4: Mergers and Acquisitions)
Competition (Mergers and Acquisitions) (Jersey) Order 2010 (requiring pre-approval)
Guidelines
Channel Islands Competition Laws CICRA Guideline 6 - Mergers and Acquisitions (Draft August 2012)
See: Mergers & Acquisitions (Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities)
Kenya
Competition authority
Korea
Competition authority
Law
Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act
Guidelines
Guidelines for the Combination of Enterprises Review (Dec 2011)
Guidelines for Notification on Combination of Enterprises (2009)
Latvia
Malaysia
Competition authority
Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC)
Law
Competition Act 2010 (in force 1 January 2012)
Deals with anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominance
(does not cover mergers)
See also Handbook on Competition Act 2010 (July 2012)
Guidelines
Guidelines on Market Definition (2 May 2012)
Mauritius
Competition authority
Competition Commission of Mauritius
Guidelines
Competition Commission of Mauritius Guidelines: Mergers (November 2009) (CCM5)
Mexico
Competition authority
Federal Competition Commission (see mergers page)
Law
Federal Law on Economic Competition
Netherlands
Competition authority
Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) (replaced the NMA in 2013)
Law
Dutch Competition Act
See also NMa summary of sections of the Act
Cases
Decisions and merger notifications
Guidelines
NMa Best Practices on the Conduct of Concentration Control Proceedings
New Zealand
Competition authority and relevant government agency
Commerce Commission (see Mergers page)
Merger Clearances Register (see also clearances page)
Merger Authorisations Register (see also authorisation page)
Ministry of Economic Development (Competition Policy page)
Law
Cases
Cavalier Wool Holdings Ltd v New Zealand Wool Services International Limited (Commerce Commission Decision No 725, 9 June 2011)
Guidelines
Mergers and Acquisitions - Guidelines
NZ is currently reviewing merger guidelines and hope to publish for consultation early 2013
Merger authorisations page
Includes application form and guidelines
Mergers and Acquisitions Clearance Process Guidelines (2010)
Poland
Competition agency
Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (see Merger control page)
Law
Act of 16 February 2007 on competition and consumer protection (and related regulations)
Merger guidelines
Clarifications concerning the assessment by the president of UOKiK of the notified concentrations
Seychelles
Competition agency
Merger guidelines
Singapore
Competition agency
Competition Commission Singapore (CCS)
Law
Guidelines (web site guidance)
Filing a merger notification with CCS (including forms)
South Africa
Competition agencies and judicial bodies
Competition Commission (see Mergers page)
Competition Tribunal (see Merger Notification and Procedures Page)
Legislation
Competition Commission legislation page
Swaziland
Competition agency
Swaziland Competition Commission
Includes Mergers and Acquisitions page (provision for pre-merger notification)
Legislation
Switzerland
Competition agency
Law
Taiwan
Competition agencies
Fair Trade Commission (English site)
Law
Guidelines
Merger Guidelines
Includes FTC Guidelines on Extraterritorial Mergers, Thresholds for filing, Guidelines for Application foe the Merger Parties (Chinese only) and FTC Guidelines on Handling Merger Filings
Turkey
Competition agency
Turkish Competition Authority (English site)
Law
The Act on the Protection of Competition (No 4054, 7 December 1994)
Guidelines
Competition Guidelines
Includes Guidelines on merger remedies, 'Guidelines on undertakings concerned, turnover and ancillary restraints in mergers and acquisitions', guidelines and definition of relevant market.
United Arab Emirates
A new UAE merger regime entered into force on 23 February 2013 and became fully effective in August 2013
Competition agency
Ministry of Economy (English site)
Law
Federal Law No 4/2012 (UAE Competition Law)
United Kingdom
United States
Zambia
Competition agency