Further Legislative Developments
- Rules for the Conduct of Proceedings in the Competition Commission amended with effect from 1 May 2026 (GN 7459 in GG 54641 of 8 May 2026) (p3)
- Determination of Merger Thresholds amended with effect from 1 May 2026 (GN 7458 in GG 54640 of 8 May 2026) (p3)
- Block Exemptions
- For the Promotion of Exports, 2025 published (GN R6930 in GG 53822 of 12 December 2025) (p354)
- Energy Users Block Exemption, 2023 published in GN 3447 in GG 48651 of 24 May 2023 amended (GN R6985 in GG 53921 of 5 January 2026) (p3)
- Notice of publication of:
- Online Intermediation Platforms Guidance Note (GN 7095 in GG 54086 of 6 February 2026) (p43)
- Guidelines on the Pre-Merger Filing Consultation (GN 7130 in GG 54123 of 13 February 2026) (p100)
Related Material
- Guidelines for the Determination of Administrative Penalties for Prohibited Practices
- Guidelines on the Assessment of Public Interest Provisions in Merger Regulation
- Guidelines for the Determination of Administrative Penalties for Failure to Notify Mergers and Implementation of Mergers
- Buyer Power Enforcement Guidelines
- Guidelines on collaboration between competitors on localisation initiatives
- Guidelines on Small Merger Notification: Revised Small Merger Guideline
- Guidelines on the exchange of Competitively Sensitive Information between Competitors
- Energy Suppliers Block Exemption, 2023
- Energy Users Block Exemption, 2023
- Guidelines on the filing of merger notifications for hostile transactions
- Revised Public Interest Guidelines relating to merger control
- Guidelines on Indivisible Transactions
- Notice of publication of the Final Guideline on Internal Restructuring
- Notice of publication of the Guidelines on the Commission’s handling of confidential information in terms of section 79(1) of the Act
Proposed Future Developments
- Publication for comment of draft:
- Vertical Restraints Regulations, 2023 (GenN 2539 in GG 50746 of 3 June 2024 (p12) [corrected and closing date for comments extended (GenN 2629 in GG 50948 of 19 July 2024 (p3)])
- Regulations relating to a divestiture recommendation by the Commission in terms of s. 43D (2) of the Act (republished in GN 6920 in GG 53814 of 12 December 2025) (p30)
- Amendment to the Competition Commission Rules (GN 7437 in GG 54626 of 6 May 2026) (p3)
- Notice of publication for comment of draft:
- Price-cost Margin Calculations Guidelines (GN 5716 in GG 51790 of 19 December 2024) (p3)
- Guidelines on Minority Shareholder Protections (GN 6902 in GG 53781 of 4 December 2025) (p3)
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