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SO for misleading Form CO

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Published on: 11 March 2014

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Table of contents

Original news
What’s happened in this case and what is the basis of the Commission’s statement of objections?
What are the duties of merging parties when filling out a Form CO and during an investigation in relation to the provision of information?
What are the consequences of a breach?
Are there any implications for the deal that the Commission approved?
Why has it taken this long for the Commission to issue a statement of objections?
What is the best advice for merging parties?

Article summary

Competition analysis: What are the consequences of providing incomplete or misleading information in a merger notification? Marco Slotboom, partner at the Belgium-based law firm VVGB Advocaten looks at the merger filing of parties Munksjö and Ahlstrom, which prompted a strong reaction from the European Commission.

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