The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
("CCPC") confirmed on Friday, 14 June 2019, that it
will proceed with plans to introduce a simplified procedure for the
notification of mergers satisfying the relevant financial
thresholds but that do not raise competition concerns.
However, the procedure itself will not be adopted until 2020.
The Proposal
Parties notifying mergers under this procedure will use a
different, shorter, form and will have to provide less information
to the CCPC about their deal. This procedure will formalise
the current adhoc approach whereby the CCPC can waive the
requirement to complete certain parts of the standard notification
form in cases where no overlap arises.
