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Japan competition regulator to clarify policy on monitoring trustees in merger remedies

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( February 13, 2026, 06:59 GMT | Insight) -- The Japanese competition regulator is set to clarify its policy on appointing monitoring trustees to oversee compliance with merger remedies, as it moves to strengthen supervision of increasingly complex commitments. The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to outline its position as early as June and, in principle, require the appointment of a third-party trustee in transactions cleared subject to remedies, MLex has learned.The Japanese competition regulator is set to clarify its policy on appointing monitoring trustees to oversee compliance with merger remedies, as it moves to strengthen supervision of increasingly complex commitments....

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