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Bellamy & Child: Materials on European Community Law of Competition 2008 Edition

D. MERGERS AND CONCENTRATIONS

Documents which have been updated are indicated in bold font below. All links open in a new window.

Regulations, etc

D1. REGULATION 139/2004 ON THE CONTROL OF CONCENTRATIONS BETWEEN UNDERTAKINGS (THE EC MERGER REGULATION)

D2. REGULATION 802/2004, IMPLEMENTING REGULATION 139/2004 (MERGERS:PROCEDURE)

D3. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION 802/2004

UPDATE:- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1033/2008 of 20 October 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 802/2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (OJ L 279, 22.10.2008, p.3)

Notices, etc

D4. NOTICE ON REMEDIES ACCEPTABLE UNDER REGULATION 4064/89 AND UNDER REGULATION 447/98 (2001)

D5. BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES: THE COMMISSION'S MODEL TEXTS FOR DIVESTITURE COMMITMENTS AND THE TRUSTEE MANDATE UNDER THE EC MERGER REGULATION (2003)

D6. GUIDELINES ON THE ASSESSMENT OF HORIZONTAL MERGERS (2004)

D7. BEST PRACTICE ON CONDUCT OF EC MERGER PROCEEDINGS

D8. COMMUNICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 23(1) OF REGULATION 802/2004 [ADDRESS FOR DELIVERY](2004)

D9. NOTICE ON CASE REFERRAL IN RESPECT OF CONCENTRATIONS (2005)

D10. NOTICE ON RESTRICTIONS DIRECTLY RELATED AND NECESSARY TO CONCENTRATIONS [ANCILLARY RESTRAINTS NOTICE](2005)

D11. NOTICE ON A SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE FOR TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CONCENTRATIONS (2005)

D12. COMMUNICATION PURSUANT TO ARTCILE 3(2) OF REGULATION 802/2004 [FORMAT IN WHICH NOTIFICATIONS AND REASONED SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE DELIVERED](2005)

D13. CONSOLIDATED JURISDICTIONAL NOTICE UNDER THE EC MERGER REGULATION (2007)

D13. Consolidated Jurisdictional Notice under the EC Merger Regulation (2007)
UPDATE:- Commission Consolidated Jurisdictional Notice under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2008/C 95/01), OJ C 95, 16.4.2008, p.1

D14. DRAFT GUIDELINES ON THE ASSESSMENT OF NON-HORIZONTAL MERGERS (2007)

TO FOLLOW D14. Draft Guidelines on the assessment of horizontal mergers (2007)
UPDATE:- Commission Notice: Guidelines on the assessment of non-horizontal mergers under the Council Regulation on the control of concentrations between undertakings, adopted on 24 November 2007

D15. DRAFT NOTICE ON REMEDIES ACCEPTABLE UNDER THE EC MERGER REGULATION AND REGULATION 802/2004 (2007)

UPDATE:- Commission notice on remedies acceptable under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and under Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004(Text with EEA relevance)(2008/C 267/01), OJ C 267, 22.10.2008, p.1.

D16. SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR 2008

D17. SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR 2009

TO FOLLOW D17. Schedule of public holidays for 2009
UPDATE:- Merger notification and procedures template (version 2, March 2008)

Schedule of Public Holidays for 2010 OJ c 166, 1.7.2008, p.18

and
Mergers - Case team allocation request (2008)

US, EEA

D18. EU-US MERGER WORKING GROUP - BEST PRACTICES ON COOPERATION IN MERGER INVESTIGATIONS (2002)

D19. EXPLANATION OF CASE REFERRAL UNDER THE EEA AGREEMENT (2004)

UPDATE:- Guidelines on the assessment of non-horizontal mergers under the Council Regulation on the control of concentrations between undertakings(2008/C 265/07), OJ C 265, 18.10.2008, p.6.