Amendments To The Egyptian Merger Control Notification Thresholds

Amendments to the Egyptian Competition Law approved by the House of Representatives on 22 April 2026 will increase the Egyptian merger control notification thresholds. The amendments—that now are only pending ratification by the President—will increase both notification threshold alternatives of the Egyptian merger control regime.

Under the new domestic notification threshold transactions will require notification, if

• the relevant parties to the transaction have (1) combined, annual Egyptian turnover, (2) or Egyptian assets with a value exceeding EGP 2.5 billion (approx. USD 46.7 million) an increase by nearly 300% from previously EGP 900 million; and
• at least two parties relevant to the transaction have Egyptian turnover exceeding EGP 500 million (approx. USD 9.3 million) each; a 2.5 times increase from previously EGP 200 million.