FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson
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Concurring Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Concerning the Publication of FTC-DOJ Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines for Public Comment
The Federal Trade Commission – with the Department of Justice – issues draft Vertical Merger Guidelines for public comment. I concur in this action, which allows the Agencies to gather and consider input from the public before the Guidelines are finalized. As a more general matter, I also concur with the decision to update and replace the outdated 1984 Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines.