The EC Merger Control (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2004
The new EC Merger Regulation - Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20th January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (OJ No L24, 29.01.04, p.1-22) - comes into force on 1st May 2004. It replaces Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 on the control of concentrations between undertakings, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1310/97.