Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998)Competition Commission RulesPart 6 - Merger Procedures28. Withdrawal of merger notices |
| 1) | At any time before the Commission has disposed of a Merger Notice in terms of section 14, a party to the merger may withdraw its Merger Notice and Statement of Merger Information, or its Statement of Merger Information, if filed alone, by filing a Withdrawal Notice in Form CC 6. |
| 2) | If a firm that has withdrawn its documents in terms of sub-rule (1) files a substitute document within 3 days after withdrawing— |
| a) | The firm must deliver a copy of the substitute document to any person who, in terms of section 13 or these Rules, was entitled to a copy of the original document; |
| b) | No additional fee is payable for filing that substitute document; and |
| c) | The period within which the Commission must dispose of the matter in terms of section 14 will continue uninterrupted as if the original document had not been withdrawn. |
| 3) | Rule 26(3)(b), read with the changes required by context, applies to a firm that has withdrawn a document without filing a substitute document within 3 days after withdrawing its original document. |