This week, ICNBlog opens up the ICN’s ‘treasure trove’ of work product to showcase some of the topics presented five years ago at the 2005 ICN Annual Conference, hosted by the German Bundeskartellamt in Bonn, Germany.  Each day, ICNBlog presents different links from the 2005 work product.

The 2005 Merger Remedies Review Report provides practical guidance and outlines key principles and the range of tools in the use of merger remedies. The report is based on and illustrated by merger remedy practice in a variety of jurisdictions.

The Handbook on Investigative Techniques for Merger Review is designed to inform ICN members of the various tools and techniques used in merger review, to help members organize and use their tools more efficiently, and to provide for an effective process for the evaluation of evidence. The Handbook discuss topics such as how to plan a merger investigation, developing reliable evidence in merger cases, economic and econometric analyses, and the benefits of including economists in merger review.

The Waivers of Confidentiality in Merger Investigations document includes a model form that merging parties and competition agencies can use to facilitate waivers of confidentiality protection for information that parties submit in the merger review process. The accompanying paper discusses the rationale for, content of, and use of waivers, along with illustrative agency waiver forms.