第五巡回法院暂停下级法院废除公平贸易委员会合并规则,允许这些规则在上诉期间继续有效。 The Fifth Circuit paused a lower court’s repeal of FTC merger rules, allowing them to stay in effect during appeal.

第五巡回法院已发布临时中止令,保留联邦贸易委员会扩大的Hart-Scott-Rodino预先合并通知规则,同时上诉继续进行。 The Fifth Circuit has issued a temporary stay, preserving the Federal Trade Commission’s expanded Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification rules while an appeal proceeds. 这些规则于2025年2月生效,大大增加了合并所需的信息,提高了合规成本和准备时间。 The rules, which took effect in February 2025, significantly increased the information required for mergers, raising compliance costs and preparation time. 得克萨斯州联邦法院此前于2026年2月撤销了规则,裁定公平贸易委员会未能证明《行政程序法》规定的附加负担是合理的。 A Texas federal court had previously vacated the rules in February 2026, ruling the FTC failed to justify the added burden under the Administrative Procedure Act. 中止令允许企业继续使用更新后的健康社会责任表格,在上诉审查期间保持监管连续性,这可能导致规则得到维护、修改或推翻。 The stay allows businesses to continue using the updated HSR forms, maintaining regulatory continuity during the appellate review, which could result in the rules being upheld, modified, or overturned.