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Responses to initial call for comments CC2

Economics roundtable: Note by the CC

Merger Assessment Guidelines: Consultation Document

Responses received to the consultation on the joint Merger Assessment Guidelines

Summary of respondents’ submissions and the Authorities’ responses

Merger Assessment Guidelines: April 2010 draft for comment

Responses received to call for comments on April 2010 draft

Summary of respondents’ submissions on the April 2010 draft and the Authorities’ response

Merger Assesment Guidelines



Merger Assessment Guidelines

The Competition Commission (CC) and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) (together, the Authorities) published joint guidelines for the assessment of mergers on 16 September 2010.

News Release: OFT and CC publish joint merger guidelines

Merger Assessment Guidelines

Submissions and Consultations

The Authorities organised a preliminary consultation on the prospective review and two “Round Table” discussions on aspects of competition analysis during 2008. Two consultation exercises on successive drafts of the document were later conducted: a full public consultation (including the convening of a seminar) between April and September 2009, and a call for comments on a revised text in April/May 2010.

All submissions and relevant records are published below. These include summaries of the submissions on the two consultation exercises, each containing the Authorities’ responses to the major points raised.

Responses to initial call for comments on CC2

Economics roundtable: Note by the CC

A roundtable to discuss: Non-Horizontal Effects - How far should guidelines go?

A roundtable to discuss: Co-ordinated effects - What is the right analytical threshold?

Merger Assessment Guidelines: Consultation Document – April 2009

Seminar on consultation draft of joint merger assessment guidelines - 01 June 2009

Responses received to the consultation on the joint Merger Assessment Guidelines

Summary of respondents’ submissions and the Authorities’ responses

Merger Assessment Guidelines: April 2010 draft for comment

Responses received to the call for comments on April 2010 draft

Summary of respondents’ submissions on the April 2010 draft and the Authorities’ response

Other OFT and CC merger guidance

Mergers:-Jurisdictional and procedural guidance (OFT527)
Mergers-exceptions to the duty to refer and undertakings in lieu of reference (OFT1122)

Merger Remedies: Competition Commission Guidelines (CC8)