The Competition Commissioner: collaborations between competing businesses - allowed

The Competition Commissioner, Michal Halperin, said that during this period, collaborations, including collaborations between competing businesses that allow businesses to continue their operations during the Corona crisis, can be considered collaborations that actually help in the long-term competition.
In addition, if, as a matter of course, merging businesses are required to wait until the merger is carried out until the Competition Commissioner has approved (where such approval is required), Halperin notes that "in light of the hardship in which businesses exist, in the case where the waiting period until the merger is approved by the Authority, the business causes damages Reversible, it is possible to contact the staff of the Authority to find intermediate solutions that will prevent such damage. "
Reporting obligations imposed on food vendors and marketing networks dated March 31, 2020 were deferred to April 30, 2020. Halperin added that businesses should be careful to maintain competitive norms even during a crisis, and that the difficulties of the period should not be exploited to harm competition, consumer and public.