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What is a European Commission merger review?

What it means and how to read it on a deal.

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The EU's merger review, carried out by the European Commission under the EU Merger Regulation for deals above its size thresholds.

On the site asEUEuropean Commission clearance

How to read it

Called EU on the list. It moves through review phases.

Review phasesThe steps of the EU, UK and Chinese merger reviews: an initial review, then an in-depth one if the regulator opens it.
Other antitrustCompetition clearances outside the US that a closing condition requires, beyond the EU, the UK and China, taken together.

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