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Japan: Guidelines to Application of the Antimonopoly Act Concerning Review of Business Combination

Progress

Current status
adopted
17 Dec 2019 adopted
05 Nov 2019 processing consultation
04 Oct 2019 in consultation

Scope

Implementers
Japan
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

17 Dec 2019
adopted

Adopted Guidelines to Application of the Antimonopoly Act Concerning Review of Business Combination

On 17 December 2019, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) adopted the revision of the "Guidelines to Application of the Antimonopoly Act Concerning Review of Business Combination" (Business Combination Guidelines). The JFTC had previously publishe…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
05 Nov 2019
processing consultation

Closed consultation on draft Guidelines to Application of the Antimonopoly Act Concerning Review of Business Combination

On 5 November 2019, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) closed its consultation period on the draft revision of the "Guidelines to Application of the Antimonopoly Act Concerning Review of Business Combination (Business Combination Guidelines). Th…

Source
Event type order
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
04 Oct 2019
in consultation

Opened consultation on draft Guidelines to Application of the Antimonopoly Act Concerning Review of Business Combination

On 4 October 2019, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) released the draft revision of the "Guidelines to Application of the Antimonopoly Act Concerning Review of Business Combination" (Business Combination Guidelines) and opened a consultation un…

Source
Event type order
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority