The EU Commission publishes a study of merger remedies reviewing the design and implementation of merger commitments accepted by the Commission in the five-year period 1996 to 2000

"Merger Remedies Study"* DG Competition has recently published the Merger Remedies Study, a majorex postevaluation exercise. The Study reviewed the design and implementation of merger commitments accepted by the Commission in the five-year period 1996 to 2000. The objectives of the Study were to identify with the benefit of hindsight i.e.three to five years after the Commission’s decision: – (1) any serious issues arising in the design and implementation of remedies; – (2) the effectiveness of the Commission’s merger remedies policy during the reference period; and – (3) areas for further improvement of the Commission’s existing merger remedies policy and practice. The evaluation of past merger remedies is important, as without effective remedies, the Commission’s merger