Upon the receipt of notification of a business combination plan, Japan Fair Trade Commission (hereinafter the "JFTC" ) requested the notifying corporation to submit report, etc, in the following cases. Any person can submit a written opinion about the following cases to the JFTC.
Case
(Reference) Policies Concerning Procedures of Review of Business Combination (Japan Fair Trade Commission, June 14, 2011)
6. Secondary review
(1) Request for reports, etc.
When the JFTC requests the notifying corporation to submit reports, etc., the JFTC will deliver to the notifying corporation a written request for reports, etc. as stipulated in Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Notification Rules, and when the JFTC receives all the reports, etc. from the notifying corporation, it will deliver a written receipt of reports, etc. as stipulated in paragraph (2) of the same article. When requesting a reports, etc. pursuant to the provisions of the second sentence of paragraph (1) of the same article, the JFTC will describe the points of requesting the reports, etc. in the written request for reports, etc. When the JFTC requests the notifying corporation to submit reports,etc., the JFTC will make a release to the public to that effect.
(2) Hearing of third party opinions
Any party with an opinion about the business combination plan, about which the JFTC has publicized its request for a reports, etc. in accordance with (1)above, can submit a written opinion to the JFTC within 30 days after the said publication.
