The Irish merger control rules are mainly contained in Part 3 of the Competition Act 2002 as amended.

The main features of the Irish regime are:

• Turnover thresholds and carrying on business requirements for mandatory notifications
• No completion before clearance
• The application of the “substantial lessening of competition” test
• Special provision for “media mergers”
• The possibility of voluntary notifications

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