Merger Control 2011 in Ukraine

Reproduced with permission from Global Legal Group. This article was first published in The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Merger Control 2011, (published in October 2010)

1. RELEVANT AUTHORITIES AND LEGISLATION

1.1. Who is/are the relevant merger authority(ies)?

The authorities responsible for applying merger legislation are:

1. the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (the "AMC"); and
2. the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (the "CMU") (to the extent provided under the Laws of Ukraine).

1.2. What is the merger legislation?

The fundamentals of merger control regulation in Ukraine are established in Article 42 of the Constitution of Ukraine and in Chapter 3 of the Commercial Code of Ukraine of 1 January 2004. There are two special legislative acts governing merger clearance: the Law of Ukraine No. 22-10 "On Protection of Economic Competition", dated 11 January 2001, and the Law of Ukraine No. 3659 "On Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine", dated