EC Merger Control 4th ed

This well-known and highly respected text provides a complete guide to the regulation of mergers by the EU competition authorities. This fourth edition has been extensively revised to cover in-depth the new EC Merger Regulations (in force on 1st May 2004) which have transformed the EC merger regime. It examines the obligations large firms/businesses now face, provides detailed discussion of the separate issues and sets out a series of practical suggestions for working legally under the new regime.

• Examines the new EC Merger Regulation in detail
• Explains the new test of campatabilty based on the concept of ""significantly impeding competition""
• Deals with the Commission's strengthened powers to investigate and impose fines
• Sets out strategies for working effectively in this new environment
• Analyses the Horizontal Merger Guidelines and other recent Commission notices
• Includes the text of relevent legislation (including the Merger Regulations)
• Features a table of EU merger decisions
• Considers developments in US and Commonwealth competition regimes, putting the EU changes into global context
• Timely publication - new edition of an established work at a time when guidance is needed most