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Global merger control update—October 2022: Germany’s sector inquiry-based notification obligations, Slovenia’s simplified regime, US HSR fee hikes, and recent gun-jumping penalties

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This month has brought draft rules reducing merger control thresholds in Germany for businesses placed under a reporting duty after a sector inquiry, the US House of Representatives passing a bill to raise HSR fees for higher-value deals, and the launch of a new simplified merger procedure in Slovenia.

Germany—draft Competition Enforcement Act published

Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (Bundeswirtschaftsministerium, BMWK) has unveiled a draft ‘Competition Enforcement Act’. Among other measures, it hands the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) substantial enforcement tools for sector inquiries. A key reform permits the FCO to widen merger filing obligations where an inquiry suggests upcoming concentrations could impede competition in the relevant market. In such circumstances, firms can be required to notify all transactions that satisfy low domestic thresholds (€50m for the acquirer and €500,000 for the target). See further, Germany merger control.

Comment: the CPA had previously signalled an interest in introducing a simplified notification procedure.

Slovenia—new simplified merger procedure introduced

At the end of last month, the Slovene National Assembly approved a new Prevention...

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