Clifford Chance
Cross Border Merger Control Guide
A practical aid to multi-jurisdictional merger reviews
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Albania
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Argentina
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Australia
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Austria
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Belgium
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Brazil
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Bulgaria
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Canada
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Channel Islands/Guernsey
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Channel Islands/Jersey
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Chile
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China
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Colombia
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Common Market for Eastern & South Africa
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Costa Rica
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Cyprus
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Czech Republic
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Denmark
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Denmark/Faroe Islands
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Denmark/Greenland
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Egypt
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El Salvador
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Estonia
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European Union
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Finland
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France
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Germany
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Greece
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Hong Kong
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Hungary
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India
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Indonesia
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Ireland
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Israel
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Italy
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Japan
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Korea
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Latvia
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Lithuania
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Malta
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Mexico
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Montenegro
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Morocco
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Netherlands
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New Zealand
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Nicaragua
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Nigeria
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Norway
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Pakistan
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Papua New Guinea
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Peru
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Poland
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Portugal
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Romania
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Russian Federation
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Serbia
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Singapore
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Slovakia
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South Africa
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Spain
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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Taiwan
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Thailand
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Turkey
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Ukraine
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United Arab Emirates
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United Kingdom
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United States
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Uzbekistan
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West African Economic and Monetary Union
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1. General
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1.1 Is there a merger control regime in force?
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1.2 Last updated
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1.3 Mandatory notification?
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1.4 Prohibition on closing and possibilities for derogation or carve out
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1.5 Geographic scope of the merger control regime
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1.6 Future developments
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1.7 Applicable Legislation
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1.8 The Relevant Authority/ies. role and contact details
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1.9 Appeals
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2. Jurisdictional Thresholds
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2.1 The test for control
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2.2 Acquisitions of minority interests
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2.3 Summary of the jurisdictional thresholds. turnover, assets, market shares and/or local presence
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2.4 Calculation of turnover, assets and/or market shares
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2.5 Applicable exchange rates
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2.6 Application of the jurisdictional test to joint ventures
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2.7 Sector specific thresholds
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2.8 "Foreign-to-foreign" mergers
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2.9 Factors relevant to whether to make a voluntary filing
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2.10 Other useful information
- 3. The Substantive Test
- 4. Timing
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5. Filing Process and Procedure
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5.1 Party responsible for filing
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5.2 Supporting documents that must be submitted
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5.3 Filing fee
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5.4 Signature of the notification
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5.5 Is there a public announcement that a notification has been filed?
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5.6 Market testing of third parties' views of the transaction
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5.7 Confidentiality of information submitted to the Authority
- 6. Remedies
- 7. Penalties
- 8. Foreign Investment Rules
