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The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the South Korean cameras manufacturer Samsung Digital Imaging Co, Ltd (SDIC), by the South Korean consumer electronics producer Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd (SEC). After examining the operation, the Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the [...]

In December 2009 the Commission introduced the web-based application “eQuestionnaire” in its merger market investigations. This application will be progressively introduced in certain antitrust investigations in the future.

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the functioning of the EC Merger Regulation (Council Regulation 139/2004), which sets out the rules for merger control in the European Economic Area (EEA). The purpose of the review is to evaluate how the rules on jurisdictional thresholds and referral mechanisms have worked in practice during [...]

The European Commission has revised its guidelines on remedies in merger control in order to ensure that competition concerns are dealt with more effectively and to clarify to companies involved in merger cases how best to address competition concerns. Remedies are modifications to a proposed transaction suggested by the parties involved with a view to [...]

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed joint venture between the German Robert Bosch GmbH and the South Korean Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. in the market for battery systems for hybrid electric and electric vehicles. After examining the operation, the Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective [...]

The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of control of the Norwegian shipbuilder Aker Yards by STX of South Korea. After an in-depth investigation, launched in December 2007, the Commission concluded that effective competition on the shipbuilding markets would not be significantly impeded as a result of the proposed [...]

The European Commission has adopted a set of guidelines that explains the Commission’s current practice with regard to jurisdictional issues in merger control. The new Notice consolidates the existing texts and adapts them in the light of both recent judgements of the European courts and the new Merger Regulation adopted in 2004.