Commission report on merger regulation

22 June 2009

The EU Merger Regulation has contributed to more efficient merger control within the EU, the report concludes. However, it also identifies certain areas where further reflection may be useful.  

The EU Merger Regulation requires the Commission to submit a report on the jurisdictional aspects of its operation by 1 July 2009, five years after its entry into force. The report is a stock-taking exercise, aimed at assessing how the instruments used to allocate jurisdiction have worked during this period

 

The report concludes that overall, the jurisdictional and referral mechanisms have provided the appropriate legal framework for a flexible allocation and reallocation of cases by effectively distinguishing in most cases mergers that have an EU relevance from those which are primarily national.

 

The report nevertheless identifies certain areas where further reflection may be useful. The report will serve as a basis for the Commission to assess, at a future stage, whether it is appropriate to take any further initiatives.

 

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