MWG Work Products

1. LINKS TO MWG OPERATIVE DOCUMENTS

• 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)