Competitiveness and Competition: International Merger Control from the Business Prospective

Economic Integration, Competition and Cooperation, 6th International Conference, Opatija, April 19-20, 2007

17 Pages Posted: 5 Dec 2008

Date Written: 2007

Abstract

Present work is aimed at analysis of the trans-national merger control from the position of the business community. What is the role and the position of the business on this issue? What are the benefits and challenges that companies encounter within existing merger control frameworks? Comparative and interdisciplinary approach is used in order to analyze this multi-dimensional issue from the substantive and procedural points of view. Special emphasis will be attributed to the example of the enforcement experience and cooperation among competition authorities of the EU and US. The paper provides arguments in favor of the existing and evolving cooperation among competition authorities and its value to the business community and calls for an increased involvement of business community in the policy development process.

Keywords: merger control, international antitrust, competitiveness, competition

Suggested Citation

Svetlicinii, Alexandr, Competitiveness and Competition: International Merger Control from the Business Prospective (2007). Economic Integration, Competition and Cooperation, 6th International Conference, Opatija, April 19-20, 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1311069 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1311069

Alexandr Svetlicinii (Contact Author)

University of Macau - Faculty of Law ( email )

Macau