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ARTICLE · 14 AUGUST 2024

Egypt's New Pre-Closing Notification Merger Control Regime

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On May 23, 2024, the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) hosted a discussion to clarify Egypt's new pre-closing notification merger control regime.

EgyptAntitrust/Competition Law
Nicolas Bremer
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On May 23, 2024, the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) hosted a discussion to clarify Egypt's new pre-closing notification merger control regime. The panel introduced a simplified procedure for certain filings and provided insights into the ECA's interpretation of key elements of the merger control framework, including the material influence requirement and notification thresholds. Following this discussion, the ECA released new notification filing forms and preliminary Guidelines on May 26, 2024. While these Guidelines offer some clarity, they remain basic and confirm the ECA's interpretation rather than establishing new legal standards.

Notification Thresholds

The amendments to the Egyptian Competition Law at the end of 2022 introduced two types of notification thresholds:

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