Is there a short form or accelerated procedure for any types of mergers?
In general there are no legal means to speed up clearance. But inter-group mergers subject to prior consent may be notified to the FAS upon completion. For that purpose the current information on the group shall be filed with the antimonopoly authorities no later than one month before execution of the relevant transaction. Then this information is displayed on the official website of the FAS. Post transaction notification shall be filed within 45 days upon its completion. 3.10 Who is responsible for making the notification and are there any filing fees? Pre-merger filings with the antimonopoly authorities are to be made by any of the parties involved in the relevant transaction. There are no restrictions for all the parties to the transaction to approach the antimonopoly authorities. Pre-merger filings are subject to a fee of RUB 10,000 per filing (EUR 271.94 or USD 422.95). The fee is to be paid by an applicant or its authorised representative before filing the applications. Post-comp
