Adoption of the Economic Life Simplification Bill: the Autorité de la concurrence welcomes the increase in the merger control thresholds

On 14 and 15 April 2026, the National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) and the Senate (Sénat) adopted the Economic Life Simplification Bill. Article 8 provides for an increase in the thresholds triggering merger control review by the Autorité de la concurrence, with the exception of those applicable to the French overseas territories, which remain unchanged. The increase is intended to reduce the administrative burden on companies, while enabling a more efficient allocation of the Autorité’s resources, following several years of significant growth in the number of cases reviewed by the Autorité.