The 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines:
A) were issued by the Justice Department to be additional to the FTC's separate guidelines.
B) require a mechanical application; in order to reduce the previously used analytic framework, which was far too subjective and uncertain.
C) rejects use of the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index.
D) clarify that merger analysis does not use a single methodology.

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The 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines clarify that merger analysis is not limited to a single methodology but involves a variety of techniques and considerations to assess the potential competitive effects of mergers. This approach allows for a more nuanced and flexible analysis compared to a rigid, one-size-fits-all method.