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Sokol, D Daniel; Blumenthal, William --- "Merger control: key international norms and differences" [2012] ELECD 1118; in Ezrachi, Ariel (ed), "Research Handbook on International Competition Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012) 319

Book Title: Research Handbook on International Competition Law

Editor(s): Ezrachi, Ariel

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9780857934796

Section: Chapter 13

Section Title: Merger control: key international norms and differences

Author(s): Sokol, D Daniel; Blumenthal, William

Number of pages: 26

Abstract/Description:

More than 90 jurisdictions have some form of merger control regime under their antitrust or competition laws. Numerous other jurisdictions lack a formal merger control mechanism, but reserve the right to review and challenge mergers under their general competition laws, sector-specific laws, or regional trade agreements. Observing the substantive approaches to merger analysis across jurisdictions, one sees many commonalities, but also some important areas of variation. The procedural approaches across merger control regimes are even more varied. This chapter seeks to identify and catalogue the key merger substantive and procedural norms and differences in various systems, to provide a sense of the direction of the academic scholarship on various issues and to offer some analytical underpinnings for optimal merger enforcement based on the reality of merger control in recent years. We conclude with suggestions regarding the future direction of merger control. Because of space considerations, we approach this task at an overview level that cannot be exhaustive as to developments in practice or with the academic literature as they relate to merger control.