Merger Control 2025

SAUDI ARABIA

Iraq

Jordan

Iran

Kuwait

Qatar

Riyadh

Saudi Arabia

U.A.E.

Law and Practice Contributed by: Alex Saleh, Asad Ahmad, Khaled al-Khashab and Shahad Al-Humaidani GLA & Company

Sudan

Yemen

Contents 1. Legislation and Enforcing Authorities p.487 1.1 Merger Control Legislation p.487 1.2 Legislation Relating to Particular Sectors p.487 1.3 Enforcement Authorities p.487

2. Jurisdiction p.487 2.1 Notification p.487 2.2 Failure to Notify p.487

2.3 Types of Transactions p.489 2.4 Definition of “Control” p.489 2.5 Jurisdictional Thresholds p.489 2.6 Calculations of Jurisdictional Thresholds p.490 2.7 Businesses/Corporate Entities Relevant for the Calculation of Jurisdictional Thresholds p.491 2.8 Foreign-to-Foreign Transactions p.492 2.9 Market Share Jurisdictional Threshold p.493 2.10 Joint Ventures p.493

2.11 Power of Authorities to Investigate a Transaction p.494 2.12 Requirement for Clearance Before Implementation p.494 2.13 Penalties for the Implementation of a Transaction Before Clearance p.495 2.14 Exceptions to Suspensive Effect p.495 2.15 Circumstances Where Implementation Before Clearance Is Permitted p.496 3. Procedure: Notification to Clearance p.496 3.1 Deadlines for Notification p.496 3.2 Type of Agreement Required Prior to Notification p.497 3.3 Filing Fees p.497 3.4 Parties Responsible for Filing p.497 3.5 Information Included in a Filing p.497 3.6 Penalties/Consequences of Incomplete Notification p.498 3.7 Penalties/Consequences of Inaccurate or Misleading Information p.498 3.8 Review Process p.498 3.9 Pre-Notification Discussions With Authorities p.499 3.10 Requests for Information During the Review Process p.499 3.11 Accelerated Procedure p.500

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