Jordanian Merger Control. The Unpredictable Timing Item.

In August 2023, the Jordanian government introduced revenue based notification thresholds that apply alongside the existing market share thresholds. Furthermore, in 2023 the Jordanian legislator introduced amendments to the Competition Law providing for the Kingdom's merger control to explicitly catch foreign-to-foreign transactions. Both amendments have led to a noticeable increase in notifications, which has highlighted shortcomings of the merger review procedure in Jordan. The most significant hurdle posed by the Jordanian regime is the requirement that all clearance decisions must be approved by the authority's board, which meets only three times a year.

Notification thresholds