Competition Briefing - The Irish Merger Control Regime
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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
To view our article in full, please download The Irish Merger Control Regime Briefing.