Legislation
Relevant material and further information on merger control
Legislation
- German Competition Act (Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen – GWB)
- EC Merger Regulation
Guidelines & notices of the Bundeskartellamt
- Guidance on Transaction Value Thresholds for Mandatory Pre-merger Notification
- Guidance on Remedies in Merger Control
- Guidance on Substantive Merger Control
- Information leaflet on German merger control (German version)
- Information leaflet on procedures for post-merger notification (German version)
- Best practices for expert economic opinions
Model texts
- Model text for conditions precedent (up-front buyer)
- Model text for conditions subsequent
- Model text for obligations
- Model text for trustee mandate
European merger control and international cooperation
- Best practices on cooperation between EU National Competition Authorities in merger review (2011)
- ECA Principles on the application of Articles 4 (5) and 22 of the EC Merger Regulation (2005)
- ECA Procedures Guide: The Exchange of Information between Members on Multijurisdictional Mergers (2003)
- EU Commission, Directorate-General for Competition
- ICN: Merger Working Group (MWG)