New Merger Control Thresholds Envisaged In Denmark

On 27 January 2010, the Danish Minister for Economic and Business Affairs tabled a competition law package in the Danish Parliament.

The main elements of the package are an amendment of the Danish Competition Act and the introduction of a new Act on the enforcement of the public procurement rules.

The most essential features are:

Lowering of thresholds for merger control whereby more concentrations will become subject to merger control

The merger control turnover thresholds are reduced:

1. The (upper) combined turnover threshold for the undertakings concerned is reduced from DKK 3.8bn to DKK 900m
2. The (lower) turnover threshold for the individual undertaking concerned is lowered from DKK 300m to DKK 100m