CR Focus 2nd
October 2007
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers - Invitations to Comment |
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European Mergers - Requests for Comments >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Aviva/Hamilton >>>more>>>
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DSB/First/ÖRESUNDSTÅG >>>more>>>
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HRE/DEPFA >>>more>>>
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Arques/Actebis >>>more>>>
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| Speeches |
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Andris Piebalgs speech: "The Energy Challenges in the
EU: Security of Supply, Sustainability and Competitiveness
- Focus on Nuclear" >>>more>>>
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Charlie McCreevy speech: "Current issues in the EU banking
sector " >>>more>>>
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Mr Olli Rehn speech: "What's the future for EU enlargement?"
>>>more>>>
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Neelie Kroes speech: "Building a competitive European
energy market" >>>more>>>
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Neelie Kroes speech: "Improving competition in European
energy markets through effective unbundling" >>>more>>>
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| State Aid |
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EC closes in depth investigation into French aid to Finnish
nuclear plant operator TVO >>>more>>>
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EC opens investigation into possible Romanian aid to Mittal
Steel Roman, formerly Petrotub >>>more>>>
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EC requests Poland to end long term power purchase agreements
for electricity >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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EC opens formal anti-trust proceedings against Qualcomm >>>more>>>
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EC adopts final report of competition inquiry on business
insurance sector >>>more>>>
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EC publishes latest issue of "The Competition Policy
Newsletter" >>>more>>>
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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Ofcom: "Future broadband - Policy approach to next generation
access" >>>more>>>
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| Mergers
- Full Text Decisions |
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Groupe Steria SCA/Xansa plc >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Co-operative Group (CWS) Limited/Fairways Group UK Limited
>>>more>>>
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SWX Group, SIS Swiss Financial Services Group AG/Telekurs
Holding AG >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom announces intention to Review of Rules on the Amount
and Distribution of Advertising >>>more>>>
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Ofcom publishes adjudication of Ofcom Content Sanctions Committee
- GMTV Ltd >>>more>>>
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Ofgem publishes "Enforcement guidelines on complaints
and investigations" >>>more>>>
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Ofwat: notice of intention to impose penalty on Thames Water
Utilities >>>more>>>
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Ofwat: "financial performance and expenditure of the
water companies in England and Wales 2006-07 report"
>>>more>>>
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers
- Invitation to Comment |
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COMP/M.4735: OSRAM/Sunny World - manufacture and distribution
of lighting products. Interested parties should submit their
comments by 8 October 2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4746: Deutsche Bahn/EWS - rail transport, freight forwarding,
logistics. Interested parties should submit their comments
by 5 October 2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4761: Bongrain/Sodiaal/JV - dairy products, cheese.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 6 October
2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4824: Kraft/Danone Biscuits - manufacture and sale
of food, beverages, biscuits, snacks and cereals. Interested
parties should submit their comments by 8 October 2007. To
read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4825: SFR/Somart/Débitel France - fixed and
mobile telephony, financials. Interested parties should submit
their comments by 9 October 2007. To read the notification,
click
here.
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COMP/M.4865: Siemens/Dade Behring - various manufacturing,
technology and services businesses, in vitro diagnostics systems.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 6 October
2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4887: Doosan/Bobcat - construction equipment. Interested
parties should submit their comments by 5 October 2007. To
read the notification, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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COMP/M.4713: Aviva/Hamilton - general insurance and life assurance.
To read the press release, click
here.
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COMP/M.4806: DSB/First/ÖRESUNDSTÅG - rail and
bus passengers services, freight. To read the press release,
click
here.
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COMP/M.4860: HRE/DEPFA - real estate financing, financing
of PPP infrastructure projects, issuing of covered bonds and
unsecured bonds.. To read the press release, click
here.
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COMP/M.4866: Arques/Actebis - information technology products.
To read the press release, click
here.
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| Speeches |
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Andris Piebalgs speech: "The Energy Challenges in
the EU: Security of Supply, Sustainability and Competitiveness
- Focus on Nuclear". To read the speech, click
here.
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Charlie McCreevy speech: "Current issues in the EU
banking sector ". To read the speech, click
here.
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Mr Olli Rehn speech: "What's the future for EU enlargement?".
To read the speech, click
here.
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Neelie Kroes speech: "Building a competitive European
energy market". To read the speech, click
here.
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|
Neelie Kroes speech: "Improving competition in European
energy markets through effective unbundling". To read
the speech, click
here.
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| State Aid |
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The European Commission has closed its in depth investigation
of the French aid to the Finnish nuclear plant operator TVO
does not constitute state aid. To read the press release,
click
here.
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The European Commission has opened an investigation into
possible aid for Romanian aid to Mittal Steel Roman, formerly
Petrotub. To read the press release, click
here.
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The European Commission has requested Poland to end long
term power purchase agreements for electricity as they constitute
unlawful and incompatible state aid, but has approved a compensation
scheme replacing them. To read the press release, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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The European Commission opened formal anti-trust proceedings
against Qualcomm Incorporated for abuse of a dominant position.
To read the press release, click
here.
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The European Commission has adopted the final report of
the competition inquiry on the business insurance sector.
To read the press release, click
here. and click
here.
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The European Commission has published its new issue of
"The Competition Policy Newsletter". To read the
document, click
here.
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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Ofcom has opened a consultation into "Future broadband
- Policy approach to next generation access". Interested
parties should submit their comments by 5 December 2007. To
read the consultation, click
here. and click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared -
Full Text Decisions |
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Groupe Steria SCA/Xansa plc - IT services. To read the full
text decision, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Co-operative Group (CWS) Limited/Fairways Group UK Limited
- funeral directing services. To read the decision, click
here.
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SWX Group, SIS Swiss Financial Services Group AG/Telekurs
Holding AG - financial services. To read the decision, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom has announced its intention to Review of Rules on
the Amount and Distribution of Advertising. To read the announcement,
click
here.
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Ofcom has published the adjudication of Ofcom Content Sanctions
Committee - GMTV Ltd in respect of its service the National
Channel 3 service. To read the document, click
here.
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Ofgem has published its "Enforcement guidelines on complaints
and investigations". To read the guidelines, click
here. |
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Ofwat has published a notice of its intention to
impose a penalty on Thames Water Utilities in respect of regulatory
reporting and its failure to meet the standards of performance
prescribed under the GSS regulations. To read the notices,
click
here. and click
here. and click
here.
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Ofwat has published its "financial performance
and expenditure of the water companies in England and Wales
2006-07 report". To read the report, click
here. and click
here. |
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