Merger control in Europe : EU, member states and accession states /

Merger control in Europe : EU, member states and accession states /

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Edition:4th ed / edited by Peter Verloop, Valérie Landes.
Imprint:Hague : London ; New York : Kluwer Law International, c2003.
Description:xxiv, 431 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:International competition law series ; v. 11
Subject:
Consolidation and merger of corporations -- European Union countries.
Antitrust law -- European Union countries.
Antitrust law.
Consolidation and merger of corporations.
Europe.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4912777
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Other uniform titles:Merger control in the EU.
Other authors / contributors:Verloop, Peter.
Landes, Valérie.
Nauta Dutilh (Firm.
ISBN:9041120564
Notes:Previous ed. entitled: Merger control in the EU.
Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Survey of Merger Control in Europe
  • European Union
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 2.. Definition of Concentration
  • 2.1.. Operations which qualify as concentrations
  • 2.2.. Joint ventures
  • 3.. Control Thresholds
  • 3.1.. Thresholds
  • 3.2.. Foreign-to-foreign mergers
  • 3.3.. Criteria for calculation of turnover
  • 3.4.. Special rules
  • 3.5.. Exceptions to the one-stop shop principle
  • 3.6.. Applicability of Articles 81 and 82 post-merger Regulation
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Notification
  • 4.2.. Investigation
  • 4.3.. Sanctions for violation of procedural rules
  • 4.4.. Publicity and confidentiality
  • 4.5.. Judicial review
  • 5.. Substantive Test for Clearance
  • 5.1.. Dominance
  • 5.2.. Other tests
  • 5.3.. Remedies
  • 5.4.. Ancillary restraints
  • Austria
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 1.1.. Overview
  • 1.2.. Competent authorities
  • 2.. Definition of Concentrations
  • 2.1.. Operations which qualify as concentrations
  • 2.2.. Joint ventures
  • 3.. Control Thresholds
  • 3.1.. Notification thresholds
  • 3.2.. Foreign-to-foreign mergers
  • 3.3.. Criteria for calculation of turnover
  • 3.4.. Special rules
  • 3.5.. Exemption from any notification requirement
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Notification
  • 4.2.. Investigation
  • 4.3.. Sanctions for violation of procedural rules
  • 4.4.. Publicity and confidentiality
  • 4.5.. Judicial review
  • 5.. Substantive Test for Clearance
  • 5.1.. Dominance
  • 5.2.. Other test: Balancing clause
  • 5.3.. Remedies
  • 6.. Other Issues
  • 6.1.. Relations EU/national
  • 7.. Summary
  • 7.1.. Definition of Concentrations
  • 7.2.. Joint ventures
  • 7.3.. Notification thresholds
  • 7.4.. Notification and sanctions
  • 7.5.. Time limits for notification
  • 7.6.. Procedural time frame and suspension requirements
  • 7.7.. Substantive Test for clearance and political intervention possibilities
  • 7.8.. Competent authorities
  • Belgium
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 1.1.. Main Provisions
  • 1.2.. Competent authorities
  • 2.. The Definition of a Concentration
  • 2.1.. Operations which qualify as concentrations
  • 2.2.. Joint ventures
  • 2.3.. Operations which do not constitute concentrations
  • 3.. Control Thresholds
  • 3.1.. Thresholds
  • 3.2.. Foreign-to-foreign mergers
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Notification
  • 4.2.. Investigation
  • 4.3.. Sanctions for violation of procedural rules
  • 4.4.. Judicial review
  • 5.. Substantive Test
  • 5.1.. Dominance
  • 5.2.. Remedies
  • 5.3.. Ancillary restraints
  • 6.. Conclusion
  • Cyprus
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 2.. Definition of a Concentration
  • 3.. Control Thresholds
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Notification
  • 4.2.. Investigation
  • 5.. Substantive Test for Clearance
  • Czech Republic
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 2.. Definition of a Concentration
  • 2.1.. Operations which qualify as concentrations
  • 2.2.. Joint ventures
  • 2.3.. Operations which do not constitute a concentration
  • 3.. Notification Thresholds
  • 3.1.. Turnover thresholds
  • 3.2.. Foreign-to-foreign concentrations
  • 3.3.. Criteria for the calculation of turnover
  • 3.4.. Special rules
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Notification
  • 4.2.. Procedure
  • 4.3.. Sanctions for breach of merger clearance rules
  • 5.. Test for Clearance
  • 5.1.. Dominance
  • 5.2.. Conditions
  • 5.3.. Ancillary restraints
  • Denmark
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 2.. Concept of Concentration
  • 2.1.. Operations which qualify as concentrations
  • 2.2.. Joint ventures
  • 2.3.. Operations which do not constitute a concentration
  • 3.. Control Thresholds
  • 3.1.. Jurisdictional thresholds
  • 3.2.. Criteria for the calculation of turnover
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Notification
  • 4.2.. Investigation
  • 4.3.. Sanctions for violation of procedural rules
  • 4.4.. Publicity and confidentiality
  • 5.. Substantive Test
  • 5.1.. Dominance
  • 5.2.. Impediment of effective competition
  • 5.3.. Remedies
  • 5.4.. Ancillary restraints
  • 6.. Summary
  • Finland
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 2.. Definition of a Concentration
  • 2.1.. Operations which qualify as concentrations
  • 2.2.. Joint ventures
  • 3.. Control Thresholds
  • 3.1.. Thresholds
  • 3.2.. Foreign-to-foreign mergers
  • 3.3.. Criteria for the calculation of turnover
  • 3.4.. Special rules
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Notification
  • 4.2.. Investigation
  • 4.3.. Sanctions for violation of procedural rules
  • 4.4.. Judicial review
  • 5.. Substantive Test
  • 5.1.. Dominance
  • 5.2.. Other test/exception
  • 5.3.. Remedies
  • 5.4.. Ancillary restraints
  • France
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 2.. Definition of a Concentration
  • 2.1.. Operations which qualify for a concentration
  • 2.2.. Joint ventures
  • 3.. Control Thresholds
  • 3.1.. Thresholds
  • 3.2.. Foreign-to-foreign mergers
  • 3.3.. Criteria for the calculation of turnover
  • 3.4.. Special rules
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Notification
  • 4.2.. Investigation
  • 4.3.. Sanction for violation of procedural rules
  • 4.4.. Publicity and confidentiality
  • 4.5.. Judicial review
  • 5.. Substantive Test
  • 5.1.. First step of the analysis: consequences of the concentration on the competitive market situation
  • 5.2.. Second step of the Analysis: economic benefits/disadvantages analysis
  • 5.3.. Remedies
  • 5.4.. Ancillary restraints
  • 6.. Summary
  • Germany
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 2.. Definition of Concentration
  • 2.1.. Overview
  • 2.2.. General: merger control applies to "enterprises" only
  • 2.3.. Merger by acquisition of assets
  • 2.4.. Merger by acquisition of shares
  • 2.5.. Merger by acquisition of control
  • 2.6.. Merger by exercise of influence which is substantial as regards competition
  • 2.7.. Exceptions
  • 3.. Joint Ventures
  • 4.. Notification Thresholds/Jurisdiction Issues
  • 4.1.. Basic turnover thresholds for German merger control to apply
  • 4.2.. Effect of mergers in Germany, in particular: foreign-to-foreign mergers
  • 4.3.. De minimis thresholds for exceptions from German merger control
  • 4.4.. Specific thresholds for newspaper/magazine publishing and broadcasting
  • 4.5.. Method of calculating turnover
  • 5.. Notification/Sanctions
  • 5.1.. Mandatory pre-merger notification without official form
  • 5.2.. Content of notification
  • 5.3.. Exception from notification requirement: referral by European Commission
  • 5.4.. Sanctions
  • 6.. No Time-Limits for Notifications
  • 7.. Procedure
  • 7.1.. Time-frame and standstill obligation
  • 7.2.. Imposition of conditions/undertakings by clearance decision
  • 7.3.. Fees charged by the FCO
  • 7.4.. Written statement of reasons: increased transparency
  • 8.. Substantive Test: Dominance
  • 8.1.. General rule: prohibition of dominant positions/possibility to override anti-competitive effects of merger
  • 8.2.. Creation of market dominance or strengthening of an already existing position of market dominance
  • 8.3.. Presumption of market dominance
  • 8.4.. Balancing clause
  • 9.. Competent Authorities
  • 9.1.. Federal Cartel Office
  • 9.2.. Approval by Federal Minister of Economics
  • 9.3.. Judicial review
  • 10.. Summary
  • Greece
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 1.1.. Development of the law
  • 1.2.. First and second amendment of Act 703/1977 by 208 Acts 1934/1991, 2000/1991
  • 1.3.. Third amendment of Act 703/1977 by Act 2296/1995
  • 1.4.. The provisions of act 2837/2000
  • 2.. Definition of Concentration
  • 2.1.. Operations which qualify for a concentration
  • 2.2.. Joint ventures
  • 2.3.. Operations which do not constitute a concentration
  • 3.. Control Thresholds
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Notification/pre-notification
  • 4.2.. Investigation
  • 4.3.. Sanctions for violation of procedural rules
  • 4.4.. Judicial review
  • 5.. Substantive Test
  • Hungary
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 2.. The Definition of Concentration
  • 3.. Control Thresholds
  • 3.1.. General
  • 3.2.. The HUF 500 million threshold
  • 3.3.. The HUF 10 billion threshold
  • 3.4.. Criteria for calculation of turnover
  • 3.5.. Filing fees
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Mandatory obligation
  • 4.2.. Investigation
  • 4.3.. Sanctions for the violation of procedural rules
  • 5.. Substantive Test
  • Ireland
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 1.1.. Main legislative provisions
  • 1.2.. Competent Authorities
  • 1.3.. Other regulatory authorities
  • 2.. Definition of a Concentration
  • 2.1.. Overview
  • 2.2.. Operation which qualifies as a concentration
  • 2.3.. Mergers
  • 2.4.. The acquisition of control
  • 2.5.. Asset acquisitions
  • 2.6.. Joint ventures
  • 2.7.. Operations which do not constitute a concentration
  • 3.. Thresholds
  • 3.1.. Thresholds
  • 3.2.. Undertakings involved
  • 3.3.. Calculation of turnover
  • 3.4.. "Carrying on Business"
  • 3.5.. Foreign-to-foreign transaction
  • 3.6.. Exemptions/exceptions
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Notification
  • 4.2.. Investigation
  • 4.3.. Sanctions for violation of procedural rules
  • 4.4.. Publicity and confidentiality
  • 4.5.. Appeals
  • 4.6.. Procedure in relation to media mergers
  • 4.7.. Procedure in relation to voluntary notification
  • 5.. Substantive Appraisal
  • 5.1.. Substantial lessening of competition
  • 5.2.. Horizontal transactions
  • 5.3.. Non-horizontal mergers
  • 5.4.. Remedies
  • 5.5.. Ancillary restrictions
  • 6.. Other Issues
  • 6.1.. Relationship between Irish and EU Merger Control Law
  • 6.2.. Other Regulatory Approvals
  • 6.3.. Central Bank Act, 1989--Acquiring Transactions
  • 6.4.. 2BCD Regulations--Acquisition of Ownership Interests
  • 6.5.. Investment business firms and fund management and administration
  • 6.6.. 1994 Non-Life Insurance Regulations and 1994 Life Assurance Regulations
  • Italy
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 1.1.. The Italian merger control system
  • 1.2.. The Italian Antitrust Authority
  • 1.3.. Relationship between the authority and the European Commission and other authorities
  • 2.. Definition of Concentration
  • 2.1.. Operations which qualify for concentrations
  • 2.2.. Joint ventures
  • 2.3.. Operations which do not constitute a concentration
  • 3.. Control Thresholds
  • 3.1.. Thresholds
  • 3.2.. Special rules
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Notification
  • 4.2.. Investigation
  • 4.3.. Sanctions for violation of procedural rules
  • 4.4.. Publicity and confidentiality
  • 4.5.. Judicial review and redress
  • 5.. Substantive Test for Clearance
  • 5.1.. Dominance
  • 5.2.. Clearance or prohibition due to national economic interest
  • 5.3.. Remedies
  • 5.4.. Ancillary restraints
  • 6.. Conclusion
  • The Netherlands
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 2.. Definition of a Concentration
  • 2.1.. Operation which qualify for concentrations
  • 2.2.. Joint ventures
  • 2.3.. Exceptions
  • 3.. Control Thresholds
  • 3.1.. Thresholds
  • 3.2.. Criteria for the calculation of turnover
  • 3.3.. Special rules
  • 3.4.. Exemption/exceptions
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Notification
  • 4.2.. Investigation
  • 4.3.. Sanctions for violation of procedural rules
  • 4.4.. Publicity and confidentiality
  • 4.5.. Judicial protection and request to the Minister
  • 5.. Substantive Test
  • 5.1.. Dominance
  • 5.2.. Remedies
  • 5.3.. Ancillary restraints
  • Poland
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 2.. Concept of a Concentration
  • 2.1.. Operations which qualify for concentrations
  • 2.2.. Joint ventures
  • 3.. Notification Thresholds
  • 3.1.. Turnover thresholds
  • 3.2.. Market share threshold
  • 3.3.. Foreign-to-foreign concentrations
  • 3.4.. Exemptions from the notification obligation
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Notification
  • 4.2.. Investigation
  • 4.3.. Sanctions for violation of procedural rules
  • 4.4.. Confidentiality and third party rights
  • 4.5.. Judicial review
  • 5.. Substantive Test
  • 5.1.. Dominance
  • 5.2.. Remedies
  • Portugal
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 2.. Definition of a Concentration
  • 2.1.. Overview
  • 2.2.. Operations that qualify as a concentration
  • 2.3.. Operations which do not qualify as a concentration
  • 3.. Control Thresholds
  • 3.1.. The Act foresees two alternative thresholds that may trigger the obligation to notify
  • 3.2.. Territorial scope of the Act (Foreign to foreign mergers)
  • 3.3.. Exceptions
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Notification
  • 4.2.. Content
  • 4.3.. Investigation
  • 4.4.. Sanctions for violation of procedural rules
  • 4.5.. Completion before clearance
  • 4.6.. Publicity and confidentiality
  • 4.7.. Judicial review
  • 5.. Substantive Test
  • 5.1.. The Dominance test
  • 5.2.. Practical application
  • Spain
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 2.. Definition of "Concentration"
  • 2.1.. Overview/operations which qualify for concentrations
  • 2.2.. Joint ventures
  • 3.. Control Thresholds
  • 3.1.. Jurisdictional thresholds
  • 3.2.. Foreign to foreign mergers
  • 3.3.. Market share threshold
  • 3.4.. Criteria for the calculation of turnover
  • 3.5.. Special rules
  • 3.6.. Control of concentrations and restrictive practices
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. Notification
  • 4.2.. Investigation
  • 4.3.. Relationship between the Spanish Authorities and the European Commission
  • 4.4.. Publicity and confidentiality
  • 4.5.. Judicial review
  • 5.. Substantive Test for Clearance
  • 5.1.. Maintenance of effective competition
  • 5.2.. Remedies
  • 6.. Special Provisions
  • 6.1.. Notification by the bidder
  • 6.2.. Referral of non-notified transactions to the Service for the Defence of Competition by the National Stock Exchange Commission
  • 6.3.. Publicity
  • Sweden
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 2.. Definition of Concentration
  • 2.1.. Operations which qualify for concentrations
  • 3.. Notification Thresholds
  • 3.1.. Two thresholds
  • 3.2.. Foreign to foreign concentrations
  • 3.3.. Criteria for calculation of turnover
  • 4.. The procedural rules
  • 4.1.. Notification
  • 4.2.. Investigation
  • 4.3.. Enforcement agencies and adjudicative bodies
  • 4.4.. Confidentiality, trade secrets and disclosure
  • 5.. Substantive Test
  • 5.1.. The dominance test
  • 5.2.. Other test: the national interest test
  • 5.3.. Decisions and case-law regarding the test for clearance
  • 5.4.. Remedies
  • 5.5.. Ancillary restrictions
  • 6.. Special rules
  • United Kingdom
  • 1.. Introduction
  • 1.1.. General principles of UK merger control
  • 1.2.. Competent authorities
  • 2.. Definition of a Concentration
  • 2.1.. Qualifying Merger
  • 2.2.. "Enterprise"
  • 2.3.. "Ceasing to be Distinct"
  • 3.. Control Thresholds
  • 3.1.. Thresholds
  • 3.2.. The "assets" test
  • 3.3.. The "share of supply" test
  • 3.4.. Competition Act 1998
  • 4.. Procedure
  • 4.1.. No mandatory notification
  • 4.2.. Reference to the CC
  • 4.3.. Confidentiality in cases referred to the CC
  • 4.4.. Judicial review
  • 5.. Substantive Tests
  • 5.1.. Public interest test/substantial lessening of competition
  • 5.2.. Assessment criteria
  • 5.3.. Remedies
  • Contributors
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