ça se passe au Royaume Uni, et c'est l'OFT qui publie ces lignes directrices qui soulignent plusieurs points clé :

guidance highlights:

•the different types of transactions and arrangements, and the different levels of control being acquired, that may give rise to a reviewable merger

•when parties should consider voluntarily notifying the OFT of mergers they believe may create competition concerns, and the best way to do this

•the process the OFT follows in carrying out its competitive assessment

•how the OFT will exercise its powers to preserve the possibility of remedial action in completed mergers

•the way in which the OFT considers offers of remedies, and how the remedy process works in practice, and

•how the mergers referral process operates between the OFT and the European Commission.