MWG N&P Recommended Practices Member Self-Assessment: Report on 2016 Survey

In 2016, the Merger Working Group initiated a project to assess whether and how ICN members’ merger systems conform to the ICN’s Recommended Practices for Merger Notification and Review Procedures (ICN N&P RPs). In February 2016, all ICN members with merger control regimes were asked to identify whether and how their merger systems conform to the Recommended Practices for Merger Notification and Review Procedures. The members were also asked to report on which practices are most helpful, how the ICN influenced any reforms, and to identify new areas for prescriptive work. By April 2016, 80 of the 100 jurisdictions surveyed responded. This report provides a summary review of the results.