EAC merger control


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Practice notes

EAC merger control


Produced in partnership with Baker McKenzie

Practice notes
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A conversation with Lerisha Naidu, Partner, Angelo Tzarevski, Partner, and Sphesihle Nxumalo, Director Designate, Antitrust & Competition Practice Group, on key issues on merger control in the East African Community (EAC).

1. Have there been any recent developments regarding the EAC merger control regime and are any updates/developments expected in the coming year? Are there any other ‘hot’ merger control issues in the EAC?

The merger regime of the East African Community (EAC) is set out in the East African Community Competition Act, 2006 (EAC Competition Act), East African Community Competition (Amendment) Act 2010, and the East African Community Competition Regulations, 2010 (EAC Regulations). The East African Community Competition Authority (EACCA) is responsible for the implementation of the EAC Competition Act and Regulations. The member states of the EAC are: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

The EAC Competition Act is applicable to economic activities and sectors having a cross-border effect which is economic activity that spans the geographically defined borders of the EAC member states. Mergers with a cross-border effect

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