Substantive Criteria Used for the Assessment of Mergers

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OECD Journal: Competition Law and Policy, 2005, vol. 6, issue 3, 89-183

Abstract: To decide if a merger should be blocked, conditioned or approved, three basic types of substantive test are employed: i) a dominance test (will the merger create or strengthen a dominant position?); ii) an SLC test (will the merger produce a substantial lessening of competition?); or iii) a public interest test (will the merger have a negative effect on the public interest?), This third test is not a...

Date: 2005
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