The ACCC published updated Informal Merger Review Process Guidelines 2013 to provide guidance to the business community, their advisers and the public about the ACCC’s processes for considering mergers and the types of information that will assist the ACCC in making an assessment. According to the ACCC, “the Process Guidelines reflect the ACCC’s continuing commitment to the guiding principles and recommended practices developed by the International Competition Network (ICN) , particularly as to timely, consistent and transparent assessment of mergers within Australia’s informal regime.” The updated guidelines are posted on the ACCC’s website and available by clicking here

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