S.I. No. 623/2002 - Competition Act 2002 (Notification Fee) Regulations 2002

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Competition Act 2002 (Notification Fee Regulations 2002.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 January 2003.

3. A fee of €8000 is prescribed for the purposes of

section 18

(8) of the

Competition Act 2002

(No. 14 of 2002).

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

this 20

th

day of December 2002.

MARY HARNEY

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations prescribe the amount of the fee to accompany notifications of mergers or acquisitions in accordance with

Section 18

of the

Competition Act, 2002

.

I, Mary Harney, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 18

(8) of the

Competition Act 2002

(No. 14 of 2002) hereby make the following regulations