New Merger Control Regime In Force: One Year Review

It has been a little over a year now since the appointment of the new leadership to the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (the "AMC") and it turned out to be a very eventful year for the development of merger control laws and practice. The recent increase of the filing thresholds and other legislative changes that entered into force in May 2016 clearly show the intention of Ukraine to align the merger control regime with the best practices of other European countries. To support the new legislation, the AMC revised its procedural merger control regulation and these amendments will enter into force on August 19, 2016.

1. September 2015: Amnesty for Merger Control Violations and New Fining Guidelines