The judgment rejects the European Commission’s expansive re-interpretation of the European Union Merger Regulation, stressing the need for legal certainty in line with the EU legislature’s intent....more
9/9/2024
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Competition Authorities ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
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European Merger Control Regulation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Jurisdictional Thresholds ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Threshold Requirements
The European Commission (EC) has published new guidance on the application of the referral mechanism set out in Article 22 of the EU merger regulation (EUMR) allowing for mergers falling below national merger thresholds to be...more
4/1/2021
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Administrative Procedure ,
Competition Authorities ,
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EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
New Guidance ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Technology Sector
The second amendment allows EU Member States to provide State aid in the form of recapitalisations and subordinated debt to companies affected by COVID-19.
On 8 May 2020, the European Commission (Commission) adopted a...more