# ECJ limits the Commission’s below-threshold merger referral theory

Date: 2024

On 3 September 2024 the Court of Justice limited the Commission’s use of Article 22 referrals for deals below national thresholds, a blow to the killer-acquisition policy [Vestager](/people/tech-margrethe-vestager) had promoted. The judgment is a completed judicial check.

## People

- Margrethe Vestager: https://factrail.ai/people/margrethe-vestager

## Drivers

- Antitrust Pressure in Digital Markets: https://factrail.ai/drivers/antitrust-pressure-in-digital-markets

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/legal/eu-top-court-curbs-vestagers-powers-review-small-deals-2024-09-03/
- https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/j_6/en/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-below-threshold-ecj-2024