Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014

Amendment of European Communities (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2008

91. The European Communities (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 157 of 2008 ) are amended—

(a) in Regulation 10(2)(c), by inserting the following clause after clause (i):

“(ia) a determination by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources under section 28D(1)(a) or (b) or section 28G(1)(a) or (c) (inserted by section 74 of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014) of the Competition Act 2002 ”,

and

(b) in Regulation 16(1), by substituting the following paragraph for paragraph (d):

“(d) the relevant period referred to in section 19(1)(d) of that Act has elapsed without the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission having made a determination under section 22 of that Act in relation to the merger or acquisition.”