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Albania

Competition authority

External linkCompetition Authority (english available)

Competition Commission

Legislation

External link Law No.9121 date 28.07.2003 "On competition Protection"
See chapter III: Control of Concentrations

Mergers

External linkICN Template 2011

Publications

External link 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

 

Austria

Competition authorities and judicial bodies

External linkAustrian Competition Authority

External linkMerger control page

Cartel Court (Viennese Court of Appeals)

Legislation

Cartel Act 2005

Competition Act

 

Belgium

Competition authority

External linkBelgian Competition Authority

External linkCouncil of Competition

External linkDirectorate-General for Competition

Legislation

External linkAct on the Protection of Economic Competition

Merger guidelines

See External linkMerger 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

 

Canada

 

Chile

 

China

Competition authority/agency

External linkMinistry of Commerce (MOFCOM)

External linkAnti-Monopoly Bureau

Law

External linkAnti-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 (External linkunofficial English translation by Jones Day)

Rules on the Implementation of Asset or Business Divestments in Concentration between Undertakings (Remedies Rules) (July 2010)

Reading

External linkEmma Davies and Ninette Dodoo, 'A Practical Guide to Chinese Merger Control' (Clifford Chance, Client Briefing)

External linkVictor Ho, Thomas E. Jones, Richard Kim, François Renard, Mitchell Silk, and Ji Zou, 'PRC Merger Control: MOFCOM Finalises Rules on the Assessment of Concentrations' (Allen & Overy Insight, October 17, 2011)

See also reading room China

 

COMESA

 

Cyprus

 

Czech Republic

Competition authority

externalOffice for the Protection of Competition (English)

Merger Guidelines

externalGuidelines and documents (at the OPC) (English)
This page includes merger guidelines

 

Denmark

 

Egypt

Competition agency

externalEgyptian Competition Authority (English version)

Legislation

externalLaw 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

externalKonkurentsiamet
Estonian Competition Authority (available in English)

 

European Union

See EU page

 

Finland

 

France

Competition agencies

externalAutorite de la concurrence (Competition Authority) (limited English verion available)

externalGeneral 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

externalMerger control guidelines (English translation)

 

Germany

 

Greece

Law

Competition Act 2011 (replaced Law 703/1977)

Authority

Hellenic Competition Commission

 

Guernsey

Law

externalCompetition (Guernsey) Ordinance 2012, section 13(1)

externalThe Competition (Prescribed Mergers and Acquisitions) (Guernsey) Regulations 2012 (requiring pre-approval)

Authority

externalCompetition Regulatory Authority (collectively (with the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority) the 'Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities')

Guidelines

externalChannel Islands Competition Laws CICRA Guideline 6 - Mergers and Acquisitions (Draft August 2012)

externalSee: 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]

externalSee Norton Rose Briefing, 'The Hong Kong Competition Ordinance' (June 2012)

externalSee Oliver Bretz, Thomas Vinje, 'Hong Kong enacts competition law' (Clifford Chance Client Briefing, 15 June 2012)

 

Hungary

 

India

Competition Agencies

externalCompetition Commission

externalCompetition Appellate Tribunal

Law

externalCompetition Act 2002
Also available from CAT - see alternate source

externalSee also regulations

Guidelines

externalHorizontal Merger Guidelines

Publications

externalSee India reading room

Other resources

externalIndian Competition Law Blog

 

Ireland

Competition authority

externalCompetition Authority (and see mergers page)

Legislation

externalCompetition Act 2002

Merger guidelines

externalDraft Merger Guidelines for Consultation (13 September 2013)

externalGuidance on Mergers
Competition Authority website - includes Notice in Respect of Guidelines for Merger Analysis

Cases and legislation

externalIrish Competition Authority Decisions (at BAILII)

Documents

externalConsultation on Competition Authority Guidelines for Merger Analysis (3 December 2010)

 

Israel

 

Jamaica

Competition authority

externalJamaica Fair Trade Commission (English page)

Law

externalThe Fair Competition Act

 

Japan

 

Jersey

Authority

externalCompetition Regulatory Authority (collectively (with the Gurensey Competition and Regulatory Authority) the 'Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities')

Law

externalThe Competition (Jersey) Law 2005 (Part 4: Mergers and Acquisitions)

externalCompetition (Mergers and Acquisitions) (Jersey) Order 2010 (requiring pre-approval)

Guidelines

externalChannel Islands Competition Laws CICRA Guideline 6 - Mergers and Acquisitions (Draft August 2012)

externalSee: Mergers & Acquisitions (Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities)

 

Kenya

Competition authority

externalKenya Competition Authority

 

Korea

 

Latvia

Competition authorities and judicial bodies

External linkCompetition Council

External linkMerger page

 

Malaysia

Competition authority

externalMalaysia Competition Commission (MyCC)

Law

externalCompetition Act 2010 (in force 1 January 2012)
Deals with anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominance (does not cover mergers)

externalSee also Handbook on Competition Act 2010 (July 2012)

Guidelines

externalGuidelines on Market Definition (2 May 2012)

 

Mauritius

 

Mexico

Competition authority

externalFederal Competition Commission (see mergers page)

Law

externalFederal Law on Economic Competition

 

Netherlands

 

New Zealand

 

Poland

 

Seychelles

 

Singapore

 

South Africa

 

Swaziland

 

Switzerland

 

Taiwan

Competition agencies

externalFair Trade Commission (English site)

Law

externalFair Trade Act

Guidelines

externalMerger 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

externalTurkish Competition Authority (English site)

Law

externalThe Act on the Protection of Competition (No 4054, 7 December 1994)

Guidelines

externalCompetition 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

externalMinistry of Economy (English site)

Law

Federal Law No 4/2012 (UAE Competition Law)

 

United Kingdom

 

United States

 

Zambia

 

Zimbabwe