Interplay of EU merger rules, French law poses challenges, watchdog chief says
By Nicholas Hirst ( June 16, 2026, 17:23 GMT | Insight) -- Assessing the potential benefits of a merger poses particular problems in France where the government will still have the power to overrule deals on public interest grounds after revised EU guidelines are in place, the head of the French watchdog has said. Europe's merger regulators are digesting a revised EU framework that provides greater scope for companies to explain how the benefits of a merger might outweigh any competition concerns.Assessing the potential benefits of a merger poses particular problems in France where the government will still have the power to overrule deals on public interest grounds after revised EU guidelines are in place, the head of the French watchdog has said....
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