The COMESA Competition Commission issues guidance on timing and other implications for merger review relating to the COVID-19 pandemic

COMESA retains 30-day merger notification requirement during COVID pandemic, but loosens some rules* The COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has, along with several other competition-law enforcers on the African continent, issued new guidance on timing and other implications relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The text of the official announcement is below: CCC-Notice-4-of -2020 NOTICE OF INTERIM MEASURES IN MERGER REVIEW OF THE COMESA COMPETITION COMMISSION DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC The COMESA Competition Commission (the Commission) is aware that these are unprecedented, uncertain and challenging