新西兰更新竞争法,加强合并监督,加快审查,并赋予新的执法权力。 New Zealand updates competition law with stronger merger oversight, faster reviews, and new enforcement powers.

新西兰的《商业(促进竞争和其他事项)修正法案》对竞争法作了重大更新,包括简化商业合作通知制度,对低风险活动实行阶级豁免,加强合并监督,防止市场累积集中。 New Zealand’s Commerce (Promoting Competition and Other Matters) Amendment Bill introduces major updates to competition law, including a streamlined notification system for business collaborations, a class exemption power for low-risk activities, and enhanced merger oversight to prevent cumulative market concentration. 该法案赋予商务委员会新的权力,以暂停交易、要求资产分离和执行纠正行动命令。 The bill grants the Commerce Commission new powers to pause transactions, require asset separation, and enforce corrective action orders. 审查的明确时限——140天批准和160天批准——提供了更大的商业确定性。 Clear timeframes for reviews—140 days for clearances and 160 for authorizations—provide greater business certainty. 更新保密规则和更清晰的掠夺性定价测试旨在加强执法。 Updated confidentiality rules and a clearer predatory pricing test aim to strengthen enforcement. 经济发展、科学和创新委员会正在对该法案进行审查。 The bill is under review by the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee.