Referral: The French Competition Authority refers a merger to the European Commission (Grail / Illumina)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. On 26 March 2021, the European Commission [the "Commission"] published its guidance on merger referrals under Article 22 of Regulation 139/2004 [the "Merger Regulation"]. Contrary to its past practice, the Commission now accepts to review referrals for which neither the national nor the European notification thresholds are met. As early as 19 February 2021, the Commission invited national