Archives of Past Consultations on CCS Guidelines
A) Public Consultation on Proposed Merger Regime
The public consultation on the proposed Merger Regime was held over a three-week period from 20 October to 10 November 2006. Please click here to access the media release.
The consultation materials are as follows:
· Consultation Document
· Draft Amendment Bill
· Draft CCS Guideline on the Substantive Assessment of Mergers; and
· Draft CCS Guideline on Merger Procedures
Please click here to view the submissions received as well as CCS' response to public submissions on the proposed merger regime.
Further Information:
Minister of State for Trade and Industry Mr S Iswaran announced on 27 September 2006 that the merger provisions under the Competition Act will come into effect from 1 July 2007. He touched on three of the key proposals:
1) The Competition Act currently provides only for the voluntary notification of completed mergers. The CCS is considering accepting notifications for anticipated mergers.
2) The CCS is considering to allow for commitments to be accepted so that a merger can proceed on condition that parties undertake specific actions to address the competition concerns identified.
3) The CCS is considering a 2-phase approach for its merger assessment. This will allow straightforward mergers to be cleared quickly in the first phase.
Click here for the full speech.
B) Public Consultation for the Draft Guideline on the Treatment of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) of the Competition Act
Consultation materials:
The public consultation for the draft guideline on the Treatment of Intellectual Property Rights was held between 3 to 24 October 2005. The submissions received can be viewed here.
Click here to access the accompanying guidelines policy papers.
C) Public Consultation for the Third Set of Draft Guidelines of the Competition Act
Consultation materials:
The public consultation for the third set of draft guidelines was held between 17 August to 16 September 2005. The submissions received can be viewed here.
Click here to access the accompanying guidelines policy papers.
D) Public Consultation for the Second Set of Draft Guidelines of the Competition Act
Consultation materials:
The public consultation for the second set of draft guidelines was held between 26 May to 30 June 2005. The submissions received can be viewed here.
Click here to access the accompanying guidelines policy papers.
E) Public Consultation for the First Set of Draft Guidelines of the Competition Act
Consultation materials:
The public consultation for the first set of draft guidelines was held between 31 March to 13 May 2005. The submissions received can be viewed here.
Click here to access the accompanying guidelines policy papers.
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