Study on Merger Control Regulation in EU

Ting SONG

Doctor candidate in International Law, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, 100088, CHINA

Abstract: The merger control regulation of EU is an achievement that member states yield to parts of sovereignty in order to defense monopoly, and economic concentration in European Common market. It not only reduces the conflicts among the member states’ national law, but also effectively take Precautions against the creation of monopoly and market power in European common market. Now The EU merger control regulation has been a weapon that European Commission frequently apply in safeguarding competition order, which has lead to a significant influence in international market. The focus of this paper is the merger control regulation in the EU. Contents include the history of merger control regulation in the EU, definition of merger control, basic principles, authorities of EU merger control, notification, merger control Proceedings and merger remedies.

Keywords: Merger control; Concentration; ECMR; Notification; Merger remedies