| European
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| Mergers - Invitation to Comment |
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European Mergers - Requests for Comments >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Citibank/Egg >>>more>>>
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Alstom UK/Balfour Betty >>>more>>>
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NTN/SNR >>>more>>>
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Investor AB/Morgan Stanley Group/Mölynlycke Healthcare
Care UK Ltd >>>more>>>
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Sagard/Cognetas/Groupe Saint-Gobain Desjoncqueres >>>more>>>
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| Cartels |
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Bathroom fittings and fixtures >>>more>>>
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| State Aid |
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Lists of State Aid >>>more>>>
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| Speeches |
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Neelie Kroes speech: "More competition and greater energy
security in the Single European Market for electricity and
gas" >>>more>>>
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Danuta Hübner speech: "Growth and competitiveness
in Europe: a case for strong cohesion policy" >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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European Commission: 12th Implementation Report on EU telecom
market published >>>more>>>
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European Commission: i2010 Annual Report on information and
communication technology published >>>more>>>
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European Commission: Spain referred to ECJ for failure to
withdraw certain conditions relating to national approval
of E.On's bid for Endesa. >>>more>>>
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European Commission: tobacco taxation consultation >>>more>>>
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| OFT |
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OFT: Supply of airport services by BAA referred to Competition
Commission >>>more>>>
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OFT: OFT accepts 'hold separate' undertakings from BUPA Finance
PLC in relation to acquisition of Clinovia Group Limited >>>more>>>
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OFT: case closure summary published regarding NCR software
licensing >>>more>>>
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OFT: OFT announces in-depth investigation into bank current
account charges >>>more>>>
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OFT: OFT has received a super-complaint from the consumer
campaign body Which? relating to credit card interest rate
calculation methods >>>more>>>
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| Competition Commission |
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Competition Commission: Greif/Blagden statement of issues
published >>>more>>>
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Competition Commission: Competition Commission proposes to
accept undertakings in relation to Adsteam Media/Svitzerwijsmuller
A/S merger >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom: determination of significant market power of H3G for
termination provided via its own network >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: conclusion of consultation on mobile call termination
>>>more>>>
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Ofcom: consultation on amendment to charge control on mobile
network operators >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: consultation on amendment to BT undertakings to separate
systems shared with Openreach >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: regulatory statement on Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) services published >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: tariff table for 2007/2008 published >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: digital progress report on broadband communications
market >>>more>>>
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Office of Rail Regulation: Business Plan for 2007 to 2008
published >>>more>>>
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Postcomm: Business Plan for 2007 to 2008 published >>>more>>>
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Postcomm: Review of Royal Mail's request to price bulk mail
by delivery zone >>>more>>>
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers
- Invitation to Comment |
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COMP/M.4614: ED&F Man/ Bromacom - cocoa trade. Candidate
case for simplified procedure. Comments should be submitted
by 06.04.07. To read the notice, click
here.
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COMP/M.4334: Owens Corning/Saint Gorbain Vetrotex (JV) - glass
fibre reinforcements. Comments should be submitted by 06.04.07.
To read the notice, click
here. |
COMP/M.4536: Magneti Marelli/Concordia - spare parts in the
automotive industry. Candidate case for simplified procedure.
Comments should be submitted by 06.04.07. To read the notice,
click
here. |
COMP/M.4286: China Shipbuilding/Mitsubishi/Wärtsilä
(JV) - ship and marine equipment. Comments should be submitted
by 06.04.07. To read the notice, click
here. |
COMP/M.4590: REWE/Delvita - food and non-food retailing. Comments
should be submitted by 06.04.07. To read the notice, click
here. |
COMP/M.4624: EQT/Scandic - hotel management. Comments should
be submitted by 06.04.07. To read the notice, click
here. |
COMP/M.4608: Siemens/UGS - life cycle management software. Comments
should be submitted by 06.04.07. To read the notice, click
here. |
COMP/M.4615: Merlin/Tussauds - visitor attractions. Comments
should be submitted by 09.04.07. To read the notice, click
here. |
COMP/M.4588: Petroplus/Coryton Refinery Business - oil refinery
and manufacture of bitumen. Candidate case for simplified procedure.
Comments should be submitted by 09.04.07. To read the notice,
click
here. |
COMP/M.4631: Carlyle Riverstone/First Reserve/Dresser - energy
infrastructure, oilfield products and services. Candidate case
for simplified procedure. Comments should be submitted by 09.04.07.
To read the notice, click
here. |
COMP/M.4545: Statoil/Hydro - oil and gas exploration, development,
production and sale. Comments should be submitted by 09.04.06.
To read the notice, click
here. |
COMP/M.4523: Travelport/Worldspan - travel distribution services.
Comments should be submitted by 09.04.07. To read the notice,
click
here. |
COMP/M.4625: Apollo Group/Countrywide - residential property
services. Candidate case for simplified procedure. Comments
should be submitted by 10.04.07. To read the notice, click
here. |
| Mergers Cleared |
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COMP/M.4592: Citibank/Egg - online banking and financial services.
Cleared under the simplified merger review procedure.
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COMP/M.4508: Alstom UK/Balfour Betty (JV) - rail signalling
projects in the UK. To read the press release, click
here.
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COMP/M.4346: NTN/SNR - manufacture of industrial bearings.
To read the press release, click
here.
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COMP/M.4579: Investor AB/Morgan Stanley Group/Mölynlycke
Healthcare Care UK Ltd (JV) - provision of surgical products
to professional healthcare sector. To read the press release,
click
here.
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COMP/M.4598: Sagard/Cognetas/Groupe Saint-Gobain Desjoncqueres
(JV) - production of glass flasks for pharmaceuticals and
perfumes. Cleared under the simplified merger review procedure.
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| Cartels |
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Bathroom fittings and fixtures: Commission confirms sending
Statement of Objections in alleged cartel. Affected Member
States are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Netherlands.
To read the press release, click
here.
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| State Aid |
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List of State Aid where the Commission raised no objections.
To read the lists, click
here and here.
Information from Member States regarding State aid granted
to SMEs. To read the lists, click
here and here.
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| Speeches |
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Neelie Kroes speech: "More competition and greater energy
security in the Single European Market for electricity and
gas". To read the speech, click
here.
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Danuta Hübner speech: "Growth and competitiveness
in Europe: a case for strong cohesion policy". To read
the speech, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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12th Implementation Report on EU telecom market published.
The report states that consumers have more choice by full
potential of the EU's internal market remains unexploited.
To read the press release, click
here. To read the Report, click
here.
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i2010 Annual Report published: European Commission has published
its report, which states that information and communication
technology drives 50% of EU growth. To read the press release,
click
here. To see the Annual Report and Country factsheets,
click
here.
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E.ON/Endesa: Commission refers Spain to ECJ for failure to
withdraw certain conditions relating to national approval
of E.On's bid for Endesa. To read the press release, click
here.
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Tobacco taxation consultation: European Commission has launched
a public consultation on EU tax legislation on tobacco. Comments
should be received by 01.06.07. To read the press release,
click
here. To see the consultation, click
here.
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| OFT |
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OFT: BAA. OFT has referred the supply of airport services
by BAA to the Competition Commission. To read the press release,
click
here.
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OFT: Acquisition by BUPA Finance PLC of Clinovia Group Limited.
OFT has accepted 'hold separate' undertakings given by BUPA
Finance PLC under section 71 of the Enterprise Act 2002. To
read the press release, click
here.
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OFT: NCR software. OFT has published a case closure summary
regarding the terms upon which NCR licenses its software.
To read the summary, click
here.
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OFT: Retail bank pricing. OFT has announced an in-depth investigation
into bank current account charges. To read the press release,
click
here.
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OFT: Credit card interest rates. OFT has received a super-complaint
from the consumer campaign body Which? relating to credit
card interest rate calculation methods. To read the press
release, click
here.
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| Competition Commission |
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Greif/Blagden - large steel drums and closures. Statement
of issues published. To read the press release, click
here. To read the statement of issues, click
here.
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Adsteam Media/Svitzerwijsmuller A/S - harbour towage and terminal
towage services in Liverpool. CC proposes to accept undertakings.
Comments should be submitted by 18.04.07. To read the notice,
click
here. To read the proposed undertakings, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom: assessment whether H3G has SMP in market for wholesale
mobile voice call termination provided by H3G. Ofcom determined
that H3G has SMP for termination provided via its own network.
To read a summary, click
here. To read the assessment, click
here.
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Ofcom: statement on mobile call termination. Ofcom has concluded
its consultation on mobile call termination. To read a press
release, click
here. To read a summary, click
here. To read the statement, click
here.
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Ofcom: consultation on amendment to charge control on mobile
network operators. Comments should be submitted by 05.06.07.
To read a summary, click
here. To read the consultation, click
here.
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Ofcom:
consultation on amendment to BT undertakings to separate systems
shared with Openreach. Comments should be submitted by 11.05.07.
To read a summary, click
here. To read the consultation, click
here.
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Ofcom: Regulatory statement on Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) services published. To read the press release, click
here. To read the regulatory statement, click
here. To read consumer information, click
here.
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Ofcom: tariff review. Ofcom has published its tariff table
for 2007/2008. To see the tariff table, click
here. To see a summary of Ofcom funding for 2007/2008,
click
here.
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Ofcom: digital progress report on broadband communications
market. To read a summary, click
here. To read the full report, click
here.
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ORR: The Office of Rail Regulation has published its Business
Plan for 2007 to 2008. To read the business plan, click
here. To read the results of ORR's stakeholder survey,
click
here.
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Postcomm: Postcomm has published its Business Plan for 2007
to 2008. To read the business plan, click
here.
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Postcomm: Review of Royal Mail's request to price bulk mail
by delivery zone. To read the press release, click
here.
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