CCS Consults on Proposed Changes to Two Key Guidelines on Competition

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS) has completed its review of the CCS Guidelines on Merger Procedures. The review proposed amendments to provide greater clarity and guidance to businesses on CCS’s procedures and ensure that CCS’s merger notification regime continues to operate optimally, with mergers processed in a timely manner. Consequential changes were also proposed to the CCS Guidelines on Directions and Remedies to ensure consistency.

The following revised guidelines will take effect from 1 May 2026:

·       CCS Guidelines on Merger Procedures 

·       CCS Guidelines on Directions and Remedies

Click here to access the media release.

Click here to access the CCS Guidelines.

Consultation Materials:

For public consultation on proposed changes to the Merger Procedure Guidelines and new Settlement Procedure Guidelines:

·       Public consultation paper

·       Annex 1A (CCS Guidelines on Merger Procedures)

·       Annex 1B (CCS Guidelines on Directions and Remedies)

·       Annex 2A (Guidelines on the Procedure for Settlement) and

·       Annex 2B (Consequential Amendments to Other CCS Guidelines)

The following document outlines the feedback received and how CCS has incorporated this feedback into its amendments to the CCS Guidelines on Merger Procedures:

• CCS’s Responses to Public Consultation

An update on the consultation for the CCS Guidelines on the Procedure for Settlement will be announced in due course.