Referral: The European Commission publishes guidance on the application of the referral mechanism under article 22 of the Merger Regulation and launches a first consultation on extending the simplified procedure

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. With the publication on 26 March 2021 of a working document summarising the findings of the evaluation of the procedural and jurisdictional aspects of EU merger control, the Commission is publishing its guidance on the application of the referral mechanism under Article 22 of the Merger Regulation which complements the guidance provided in the Notice on the referral of merger cases. Guidance on the application of the referral mechanism under Article 22 of the Merger Regulation This guidance is only intended to provide general indications as to whether particular cases should be referred under Article 22 of the Merger Regulation, it being understood that