ARTICLE · 06 OCTOBER 2016

Reform Of German Competition Law: Government Draft Adopted

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With our Client Update dated 7 July 2016 we informed on the ministerial draft for a proposed Ninth Amendment of the German Act against Restraints of Competition...

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Daniel Wiedmann

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With our Client Update dated 7 July 2016 we informed on the ministerial draft for a proposed Ninth Amendment of the German Act against Restraints of Competition published by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy on 1 July 2016 (the "Ministerial Draft").

On 28 September, the German Government adopted the governmental draft (the "Governmental Draft").

The main changes in the Governmental Draft can be summarized as follows:

Merger Control: The new notification threshold based on transaction value shall be set at EUR 400 million (instead of EUR 350 million). In addition, the target company must have significant activities in Germany (domestic effects).

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Reform Of German Competition Law: Government Draft Adopted

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