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International merger control developments: Brexit one‑stop‑shop exit, China interim rules, Greenland/South Korea thresholds, Ecuador two‑phase reviews, Nigeria guidelines, and global gun‑jumping fines (November–December 2020)

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This month brought news of adjusted notification thresholds in Greenland, the commencement of new interim rules in China, the launch of a two‑phase investigation framework in Ecuador, the release of fresh regulations and guidance in Nigeria, and the passage of legislation introducing a new transaction value threshold in South Korea.

UK/EU—UK to leave EU ‘one stop shop’

From 00:00 CET on 1 January 2021, the implementation period that has applied since the UK sadly left the EU earlier this year will end, and the UK will depart the EU’s ‘one‑stop‑shop’ for merger reviews.

Therefore, from this date:

turnover generated in the UK will not be counted when determining whether transactions satisfy the thresholds for notification to the European Commission under the EU Merger Regulation; and
the applicability of the UK merger control regime should be considered separately from the EU system, with the prospect of dual filings being required.

Please note that our Where to Notify calculator tool has been updated to reflect this.

China—new interim regulations enter into force

The SAMR’s new Interim Rules for Review of Concentrations between Undertakings took effect on 1 December 2020...

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