Recommended Practices for Merger Notification & Review Procedures

The Practices address: (1) definition of a merger transaction; (2) nexus to reviewing jurisdiction; (3) timing of merger notification; (4) merger review periods; (5) requirements for initial notification; (6) conduct of merger investigations; (7) procedural fairness; (8) transparency; (9) confidentiality; (10) interagency enforcement cooperation; (11) remedies; (12) competition agency powers; and (13) review of merger control provisions.