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UAE Implements Sweeping Competition Law Reforms with Mandatory Pre-Merger Notifications

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has implemented a significant reform of its competition law framework through Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023, with key implementing provisions brought into effect by Cabinet Ministerial...more

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Practical Takeaways from the Recently Published EU Foreign Subsidies Decision in Case FS.100011 - e&/PPF

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The European Commission has released the full, non-confidential text of its decision in Case FS.100011 – e&/PPF, marking a watershed moment under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR). This is the first case to be cleared...more

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UAE announces new thresholds for merger filings

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March 31, 2025 marks the first day of implementing the UAE's mandatory and suspensory new Competition Law regime, which entered into force in 2023 and was supplemented by a Ministerial Decree earlier this year. As of today,...more

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New Thresholds for Merger Filings in the UAE: An Overview

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In February 2024, we shared an update on the UAE’s competition landscape in which we summarised the changes brought by Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023 on the Regulation of Competition (the New Law). Notably, in the update...more

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UAE Competition Law: New Turnover-Based Merger Control Threshold

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The United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) recently announced a turnover-based threshold for merger control filings that supplements the Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023 (“UAE 2023 Competition Law”). The 2023 law stated that a...more

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UAE announces new thresholds for merger filings

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The United Arab Emirates enacted a new competition law in December 2023, which revamped the country's merger control regime and adopted a turnover-based threshold in addition to a market-share threshold... The UAE government...more

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Navigating the New UAE Competition Law: Moving Towards EU Principles? Part 4—UAE Prohibition on Abuse of Dominant Position and...

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Similarly to the Old Law, the New Competition Law prohibits the abuse of a “dominant position” in the relevant market by any undertaking, including acts or conduct aimed at distorting, lessening, restricting, or preventing...more

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Navigating the New UAE Competition Law: Moving Towards EU Principles? Part 3—UAE Prohibition on Restrictive Agreements and Article...

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The New Competition Law maintained the prohibition on restrictive agreements and practices between undertakings whose object, purpose, or impact is to distort, lessen, prevent, or restrict competition. These prohibited...more

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Navigating the New UAE Competition Law: Moving Towards EU Principles? Part 2—UAE Merger Control vs. EU Merger Regulation

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On the merger control front, the New Competition Law introduced a new turnover threshold, in addition to the existing market share threshold, in the context of regulating economic concentrations (as defined below) between...more

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Navigating the New UAE Competition Law: Moving Towards EU Principles? Part 1 – Overview

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has embarked on a substantial transformation of its competition law regime, ushering in a new era of regulatory oversight. The enactment of Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023 on the Regulation of...more

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UAE's Competition Regulation: A Comprehensive Analysis of Federal Law No. 36/2023

In a significant step, Federal Decree-Law No. 36/2023 has assumed control, replacing the previous competition regulation law (Federal Law No. 4/2012) in the UAE. This new legislation represents a remarkable development,...more

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Overhaul of the UAE’s Competition Law: Key Changes and Next Steps

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On 29 December, 2023, Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023 on the Regulation of Competition (the New Law) was issued, replacing Federal Decree-Law No. 4 of 2012 (the Old Law) and introducing a new merger control regime,...more

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UAE issues new Competition Law with new merger control regime

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The United Arab Emirates is the latest country in the Middle East to overhaul its competition regime. On December 29, 2023, a new competition law comes into effect, including a new merger control regime that can be triggered...more

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A Turning Point for Tech – Global survey on digital regulation

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Whilst political uncertainty may have businesses’ attention fixed, the Hogan Lovells Global Survey on Digital Regulation: ‘A Turning Point for Tech’ suggests that tech companies should be looking elsewhere. During yesterday’s...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The DC Circuit Court of Appeals dealt the DOJ a blow yesterday with a ruling that “rejected the government’s claim that a lower court had applied antitrust laws incorrectly in allowing the merger” between AT&T and Time Warner...more

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The UAE Competition Committee has finally become operational; merger control in the UAE and the GCC region

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The UAE Competition Committee has become operational and therefore mergers and acquisitions may be subject to review in the near future....more

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UAE Merger Control Update: Implementing Regulations Now In Force

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Implementing Regulations clarify some points, but fall short on others . Introduction - On 27 October 2014 the Implementing Regulations (the Regulations) for the UAE Federal Law No. 4 of 2012 (the Competition...more

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