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New UAE merger control thresholds now effective

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Joanna Maria El Khoury | Morgan Lewis, Christina Renner | Morgan Lewis, Jasmeen Bahous | Morgan Lewis, Valentina Semenikhina | Morgan Lewis+2

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Key features of the new UAE merger control regime, which recently came into effect.

In December 2023, the United Arab Emirates introduced a new competition law, Federal Decree-Law No. (36) of 2023 Regulating Competition (Competition Law), implementing a turnover-based threshold alongside the existing market-share threshold. On January 20, 2025, the UAE government issued a ministerial decree, Cabinet Resolution No. (3) of 2025 On the Ratios Related(Decree), stipulating the

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