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(a) complaint;
(b) merger application; or
(c) advisory opinion;
(2) The Commission must ensure that every party who subsequently files a document in respect
of the same proceedings marks that document with the same case number.
(3) Where a document received does not bear the appropriate case number or at all, the
Commission may mark that document with the case number of the proceedings if the document's
case number is reasonably and easily ascertainable from the face of the document.
(4) Despite sub-regulation (3), the Commission may refuse to accept a document subsequently
filed in respect of the same proceedings that is not properly marked with the assigned case number,
and, if inadvertently accepted, the sender would be deemed to have failed to file the document
(whether or not the Commission has returned the document to the sender).
(5) A person who files a document in terms of the Act or these Regulations shall provide to the
Commission that person's (a) name;
(b) telephone number;
(c) if available, e-mail address and fax number; and
(d) if the person is a legal entity, the name of the individual authorized to deal with the
Commission on behalf of the person filling the document.
Fees and threshold
. 11. (1) The Commission shall not charge a fee to any person lodging a complaint on any matter for
investigation under the Act.
(2) Fees are payable to the Commission for the notification of a merger or acquisition, for an
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exemption application and for the provision of an advisory opinion.
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(3) The Commission shall charge an advisory opinion fee ofE3, 500.00 (Three thousand five
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hundred Emalangeni).
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(4) The filing fees for a merger shall be charged on the value of the combined annual turnover
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or assets of the merging enterprises.
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(5) Mergers fall into two broad categories viz: small and large.
(6) Small mergers are exempt from payment of notification fees.
(7) A Small Merger is a merger with combined assets or turnover with a total value of E8
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million and less.
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(8) The fee charged for all other mergers is 0.1 % (zero point one percent) of the combined
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annual turnover or assets whichever is greater.
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