Merger review has gained in importance in both Canada and the European Union since the enactment of the Competition Act in 1986 and the Merger Regulation in 1989 respectively. The increase in international trade and the globalization of the world economy have forced both jurisdictions to reform the relevant provisions of their Competition law as concerns mergers in order to keep pace with these rapid changes. / The thesis offers a thorough description of the current merger review laws in both systems, and the proposed amendments under consideration in Canada and the EU. In the last chapter, the author compares both procedures and comes to the conclusion that, notwithstanding certain differences in objectives and perception, merger regulation in both systems seems to flow along the same lines. Canada does, however, hold a (lonely) special position as far as the 'efficiency defence' is concerned.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.82657 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Curfs, Steven Willem |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Laws (Institute of Comparative Law.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002227455, proquestno: AAIMR12671, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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