Now the second domestic turnover threshold has been brought in, a number of mergers are no longer subject to German merger control
The long-awaited introduction of the second domestic turnover threshold for the application of German merger control came into force on 25 March, 2009. 
Accordingly, a number of mergers with only minor effects on the German market will no longer be subject to German merger control. Foreign acquisitions of German companies and mergers of foreign companies, which have only a small presence in Germany, will benefit most from this new threshold.
