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Mergers

Publications on merger control

Legislation

• Compilation of EU law applicable to merger control 

Publications by the Commission

• 09.07.2014 White Paper "Towards more effective EU merger control".
  Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the White Paper "Towards more effective EU merger control"
  Impact assessment
  Executive summary of the Impact assessment
  The consultation on the White Paper was open until 3 October 2014.
  Press release IP/14/801: Mergers: Commission consults on possible improvements of EU merger control rules
  MEMO / Frequently asked questions
  2013 public consultation
• Communication from the Commission to the Council: Report on the functioning of Regulation No 139/2004, 2009
  
  • Commission staff working paper accompanying the report: thresholds and referral mechanisms 
  • Press release: Merger Regulation contributes to more efficient merger control in EU
    
• Merger Remedies Study, October 2005
  • Press release: Commission analysis of past merger remedies provides guidance for future cases
    

External studies produced for the Commission

Reports prepared by outside parties represent the authors' views on the subject matter. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of either the Commission's or DG Competition's views

• Ex-post review of merger control decisions, 2006
  
• Effects of mergers involving differentiated products  2004
  
• The Impact of Vertical and Conglomerate Mergers on Competition 2004
  
• The economics of horizontal mergers: Unilateral and coordinated effects  2003
  
• The Economics of Tacit Collusion 2003
  

Speeches

• Merger control policy
• More topics

See also content on merger control in the general publications on competition

• Competition Policy Newsletter
• Report on competition policy
• Articles and other publications by the Chief Competition Economist staff

More EU Publications on mergers

• Find more publications in the EU Bookshop

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