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In: Competition and Consumer Law Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2002
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments 2002 erstellt
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been criticised for failing to take due account of the impact import competition has on domestic firms when assessing whether or not a proposed merger will be likely to substantially lessen competition. This paper reviews the approach taken by the Commission to import competition in its merger assessments. Consideration is given to both the policy adopted by the Commission and the statistical relevance that has, in fact, been placed on import competition in merger assessment. A conclusion is then drawn as to the appropriateness of the Commission's current policy and practice