臺灣係一小型開放經濟體，在全球化之際，私部門固然受到莫大衝擊，政府部門亦面臨必須更有效率及彈性之壓力。為了追求更有效之市場經濟，完善的競爭政策及嚴格的執法實有其必要。臺灣公平交易法自1992年2月起實施，內容涵蓋美制競爭及不公平競爭之管制，結合管制即為前之一部份。公平法之執法機關為公平交易委員會，為了避免市場過度集中及確保市場機能有效運作，公平會於2001年修正公平法中有關結合管制方式，由事前許可制改為申報異議制，並加速允許結合通知程度。本文除探討修法前後之法令內容外，並以有線電視市場之五個案為例，說明公平會在結合管制上之執法應用實況。

Taiwan is a small but open economy, not only the private sectors but also the governments are under great pressure to be efficient and flexible within the globalization context. To pursue and efficient market economy, sound competition policy and its rigorous enforcement might very will meet the needs. The general competition law, the Fair Trade Law, was enforced since February 1992, The Law covers both antitrust, including merger control, as well as unfair competition matters. The Fair Trade Commission was set up to administer the Law. To implement the merger regulations to prevent over concentration and ensure the market function, the FTC has constantly reminded itself to keep breadth with the world trend. In 2001 the relevant notification and procedure requirements were amended to stream line the merger notifications processes. This paper will explore the contents of merger control in the Fair Trade Law before February 2002, then the present regulations were introduced. The five cases in the Cable Television Market were used to explain how the merger control was put into practice.