European Commission Publishes Guidance Paper on Member State

European Commission Publishes Guidance Paper on Member State Referrals for Merger Review Even Where National or EU Thresholds Are Not Met | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati


[co-author: Sarah Taheny]
The European Commission (EC) has published new guidance on the application of Article 22 of the European Merger Regulation (EUMR) which will allow for the EC and Member States to refer transactions that do not meet existing EC or national jurisdictional thresholds for EC review.
On March 26, 2021, the EC published its Staff Working Document (Working Document) on the Evaluation of Procedural and Jurisdictional Aspects of EU Merger Control,
1 the latest step in its evaluation of proposed reforms of the EUMR.
2 The EC also launched an accompanying impact assessment designed to solicit stakeholder input on policy options for the further targeting and simplification of merger procedures. While the Working Document considers that the EC's 2013 merger simplification package was effective,

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