Saudi Arabia: Entry into force with grace period of Competition Law 2019 including merger control regulation
Description
Entry into force with grace period of Competition Law 2019 including merger control regulation
On 6 March 2019, the Competition Law was entered into force through Royal Decree M/75. The 2019 law applies broadly domestically and abroad to commercial entities that might "have an adverse effect on fair competition within the Kingdom". The previo…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
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2019-03-05
adopted
2019-03-06
in grace period