The EU Commission has adopted a legislative package to
further streamline the simplified merger control procedures within
the European Union
On April 20, 2023, the EU Commission (Commission) adopted and
published a package to simplify the procedures for reviewing
concentrations under Regulation (EC) 139/2004 of January 20, 2004
(European Union Merger Regulation - EUMR). This package includes a
set of three materials comprising (i) a revised Merger Implementing
Regulation (Implementing Regulation), (ii) a Notice on Simplified
Procedure (Notice), and (iii) a Communication on the Transmission
of Documents to the Commission (Communication). The new
notification forms (Form CO, Short Form CO, Form RS and Form RM)
are also provided as Annexes to the Implementing Regulation.
