MWG Work Products
1. LINKS TO MWG OPERATIVE DOCUMENTS
- Merger WG 2012-13 Work Plan
- Merger WG 2011-16 Long Term Plan
- Merger Working Group Comprehensive Assessment 2010-2011 (May 2011)
2. LINKS TO MWG WORK PRODUCTS
2.1. LINKS BY TYPE OF DOCUMENT
2.1.1. Consensus-Based Recommended Practices
2.1.2. Practical Enforcement Tools (handbooks, workbooks, manuals, templates, databases, and toolkits)
2.1.3. Comparative Reports (comprehensive reviews of standards and practices)
2.1.4. Training materials
2.1.5. Workshops
- November 2012 ICN Merger Workshop
- November 2010 ICN Merger Workshop
- March 2009 ICN Merger Workshop
- These workshops have highlighted MWG work on notification and procedures, investigative techniques, and merger analysis. Workshops were also held in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
2.1.6. Webinars, Teleseminars
- Practical Aspects of International Cooperation in Merger Cases: Substantive assessment and remedies, January 2014
- Practical Aspects of International Cooperation in Merger Cases: Investigations, November 2013
- The Role of Economists and Economic Evidence in Merger Analysis, December 2013
- MWG Welcoming Teleseminar, November 2013
- Practical Aspects of International Cooperation in Merger Cases: Alignment of Proceedings, October 2013
- Issues in Updating Merger Procedures, March 2013
- Issues in Updating Merger Procedures, January 2013
- Issues in Updating Merger Procedures, November 2012
- Coordinated Effects in Merger Analysis, February 2012
- Economic Analysis in Merger Review, October 2011
- Non-Horizontal Effects in Merger Control: The Experience of the European Commission, June 28, 2011
- UK Guidelines Presentation, January 25, 2011
- US Guidelines Presentation, January 25, 2011
- Tools for Change Teleseminar, April 13, 2010 (audio)
- Tools for Change Slide Deck, April 13, 2010
- Merger Remedies Teleseminar Slides, February 10, 2010
2.1.7. Other presentations and speeches
2.2. LINKS BY THEME OF DOCUMENT
2.2.1. General/International cooperation
- ICN Framework for Merger Review Cooperation (2012)
- Waivers of Confidentiality in Merger Investigations: Model Confidentiality Waiver (2005)
- Recommended Practices for Merger Notification and Review Procedures, RP X. Interagency Coordination (at 29) (also available in Spanish and French versions) (2004)
- Information and links to all of the ICN’s cooperation-related work
2.2.2. Jurisdiction
- Merger Notification Information Requirements (June 2009)
2.2.3. Notification and Procedures
- Guiding Principles for Merger Notification and Review Procedure
- Recommended Practices for Merger Notification and Review Procedures
- Setting Notification Thresholds (April 2008)
- Defining Merger Transactions (May 2007)
- Merger Notification Information Requirements (June 2009)
- Model Confidentiality Waiver (April 2005)
- Implementation Report (April 2005)
- Implementation Handbook (April 2006)
- N&P Self Assessment Tool (2011)
2.2.4. Investigation / Substantive assessment
- Recommended Practices for Merger Analysis
- Investigative Techniques Handbook
- Merger Analysis Self Assessment Tool (2013)
2.2.5. Remedies
- Merger Remedies Report
- Recommended Practices for Merger Notification and Review Procedures (See RP XI, at 32)