![]() ![]() ![]() Please note that martial law has been introduced in Ukraine until 25 April 2022 but may be further extended. Ukraine and its people are fighting for survival, fighting to defend their independence, and as President Zelenskyy has often made clear, they’re fighting for their democracy. To remind, Ukrainian competition legislation has exterritorial effect, meaning that concentrations finalised outside Ukraine may require approval from the AMC, if the financial thresholds provided under Ukrainian law are exceeded.īelow we provide important highlights from the Guidelines with respect to merger and concerted action controls during martial law in Ukraine. It’s also an opportunity I’d remind you that martial law is only in place because Russia continues to wage a full-scale illegal war against Ukraine and its people. As a result, on 30 March 2022 the AMC adopted Guidelines on the filing and consideration of applications for merger clearances and concerted actions during martial law (Guidelines). ![]() Martial law would further disrupt life for people in Russia who are already experiencing the economic effects of the strict sanctions levied on the country. The EU and the United States have also closed their airspace to Russian aircraft, making it especially difficult for people to escape the country.April 2022 – Due to the introduction of martial law in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the operations of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) have been adjusted or suspended in a number of ways. On Thursday reports surfaced that Russian citizens were hurrying to flee the country amid the news of the potential declaration, which many expected to be made by Putin in an address to the nation on Friday. Instead of police, Russian soldiers would bear down on uncompliant citizens. Thousands have already been arrested for engaging in anti-war protests and this week, the Russian legislature mulled a new law that would hand a 15-year jail sentence for people who spread “false news” about the war, according to the New York Times. Put simply, martial law refers to the temporary military control of a country over regular civil functions and civil law. ![]() Martial law could give the Kremlin near absolute power to escalate with impunity its already punishing crack down on anti-war dissidents in the country, as the Russian Constitution offers little specifics about the limits of a martial law regime, stating only that it “shall be defined by the federal constitutional law.” Martial law entered into force in the four Ukrainian regions that Russia recently claimed to have annexed early Thursday just hours after President Vladimir Putin had declared the measure the. Vladimir Putin is poised to introduce martial law in Russia in an attempt to bolster the invasion of Ukraine, according to the director of US national intelligence Avril Haines. The Russian Constitution gives Putin the power to declare martial law “in case of an aggression against the Russian Federation or of a direct threat of aggression,” requiring that he inform the Federation Council and the State Duma, Russia’s federal legislative chambers. On the same day, martial law was introduced for a period of 30 days and has subsequently been extended 3 times. What happens if Putin declares martial law? 6 On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. ![]()
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