Communiqué numbered
2026/2, amending the Communiqué numbered 2010/4 which sets out mergers and
acquisitions subject to Competition Board approval, entered into force after
having been promulgated in the Official Journal dated February 11, 2026 and
bearing the issue number 33165.
Under the new
regulation, the turnover thresholds used as the basis for notification have
been increased, provisions specific to undertakings operating in the field of technology
have been revised, certain key concepts have been updated, and the substantive
review criteria for transactions have been set out in more detail.