Bottom line:
👉Imports are a weaker check on mergers than they look
👉 Might want behavioral remedies on post-merger AD/CVD petitions
For ProMarket, I wrote about the implications this should have for the EU Commission's
Merger Guidelines: promarket.org/2026/06/11/t...
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The European Union’s draft Merger Guidelines consider import competition from foreign rivals to be a powerful competitive constraint on domestic producers, thus easing clearance for mergers between th...