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CR Focus 4th June 2008
 
In the News

EC opens formal investigation into sanofi-aventis SA illegal obstruction of an inspection at its premises in January 2008 >>>more>>>

Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland "dawn raided" following allegations of anti-competitive practices in the commission for loans to professional services companies >>>more>>>

 
European Notifications and Publications
Mergers Invitation to Comment

Spar/Plus Hungary >>>more>>>

STM/NXP/JV >>>more>>>

State Aid

UK aid to Northern Rock >>>more>>>

French aid for La Poste >>>more>>>

Spanish aid to Ciudad de la Luz film studio complex, Alicante >>>more>>>

Speeches

Charlie McCreevy speech: "Update on the Internal Market" >>>more>>>

Danuta Hübner speech: "EU-Russia cooperation: unlocking the potential of dialogue on regional policy" >>>more>>>

José Manuel Durão Barroso speech: "10th Anniversary of the European Central Bank" >>>more>>>

Margot Wallström speech: "The citizens' right to know - transparency, access and outreach - essential tools for democracy" >>>more>>>

Miscellaneous

EC welcomes structural remedies offered by German energy company RWE to settle ongoing antitrust investigations >>>more>>>

EC: evaluation report on car block exemptions - competition improving >>>more>>>

 

UK Notifications & Publications
Consultations

Ofcom: New Pricing Framework for Openreach >>>more>>>

Ofwat: proposal to vary the appointments of Independent Water Networks Limited and Anglian Water Services Limited >>>more>>>

Ofgem: Monitoring suppliers' social initiatives - proposed reporting framework >>>more>>>

Ofgem: Modification to Standard Licence Conditions >>>more>>>

Ofgem: TPCR Gas Entry Baseline Review - Final Proposals >>>more>>>

Postcomm: Royal Mail's bulk compensation scheme and adjustment to the 'C' factor to 2008/09 >>>more>>>

Competition Commission - Mergers Referred

BOC Limited/the packaged chlorine business and assets carried on by Ineos Chlor Limited >>>more>>>

Competition Commission

CC publishes Stansted price control review: Issues statement >>>more>>>

Mergers Invitation to Comment

BUPA Group/the Cromwell Hospital >>>more>>>

FMC Corporation/parts of the business of ISP Holdings (U.K.) Limited >>>more>>>

Global Radio UK Ltd /GCAP Media plc >>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decisions

BT Group plc/Wire One Holdings, Inc >>>more>>>

G4S plc/Global Solutions Limited >>>more>>>

Miscellaneous

Ofcom: Implications of the Competition Appeal Tribunal ("CAT") judgment on the Mobile Call Termination Rate Disputes >>>more>>>

Ofcom: approval of Euro 2008 Coverage by BBC and ITV >>>more>>>

Ofcom: procedures for the Management of Satellite Filings >>>more>>>

Ofcom: Variation of Undertakings given to Ofcom by BT pursuant to Enterprise Act - Variation 15 >>>more>>>

Ofcom: Television Channels Required to Provide Television Access Services in 2009 >>>more>>>

Ofcom: update on own-initiative enforcement programme to give effect to General Condition 22 (Service Migrations) >>>more>>>

 
In the News

European Commission opens formal investigation into whether sanofi-aventis SA obstructed illegally an inspection of its premises in January 2008. To read the press release, click here.

It has been reported that Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland have been "dawn raided" following allegations of anti-competitive practices in the commission for loans to professional services companies such as law and accounting firms. To read the BBC press release, click here.

 
European Notifications and Publications
Mergers Invitation to Comment

COMP/M.5134: Spar/Plus Hungary - retail trade in food and non food products. Interested parties should submit their comments by 9 June 2008. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.5173: STM/NXP/JV - semiconductor products. Interested parties should submit their comments by 10 June 2008. To read the notification, click here.

State Aid

Aid No: C 14/08 (ex NN 1/08) - UK aid in form of restructuring aid to Northern Rock. Interested parties should submit their comments by 3 July 2008. To read the notification, click here.

Aid No: C 56/07 (ex C 49/07, ex E 15/05) - French aid in the form of unlimited State guarantee for La Poste. Interested parties should submit their comments by 3 July 2008. To read the notification, click here.

Aid No: C 8/08 (ex NN 4/08; ex CP 60/07) - Spanish aid to Ciudad de la Luz film studio complex, Alicante. Interested parties should submit their comments by 1 July 2008. To read the notification, click here.

Speeches

Charlie McCreevy speech: "Update on the Internal Market". To read the speech, click here.

Danuta Hübner speech: "EU-Russia cooperation: unlocking the potential of dialogue on regional policy". To read the speech, click here.

José Manuel Durão Barroso speech: "10th Anniversary of the European Central Bank". To read the speech, click here.

Margot Wallström speech: "The citizens' right to know - transparency, access and outreach - essential tools for democracy". To read the speech, click here.

Miscellaneous

The European Commission has welcomed the structural remedies offered by German energy company RWE to settle ongoing antitrust investigations in the gas sector in Germany. To read the press release, click here.

The European Commission has published its evaluation report on car block exemptions has shown that competition is improving. To read the press release, click here and to read the report, click here.

 
UK Notifications & Publications
Consultations

Ofcom has opened a consultation into the review of a New Pricing Framework for Openreach. Interested parties should submit their comments by 8 August 2008. To read the consultation, click here and to read the press release, click here.

Ofwat has opened a consultation into a proposal to vary the appointments of Independent Water Networks Limited and Anglian Water Services Limited. Interested parties should submit their comments by 1 July 2008. To read the consultation, click here and here.

Ofgem has opened a consultation into Monitoring suppliers' social initiatives - proposed reporting framework. Interested parties should submit their comments by 12 June 2008. To read the consultation, click here.

Ofgem has opened a consultation into the Modification to Standard Licence Conditions. Interested parties should submit their comments by 27 June 2008. To read the consultation, click here.

Ofgem has published its TPCR Gas Entry Baseline Review - Final Proposals and opened a consultation into the same. Interested parties should submit their comments by 27 June 2008. To read the review, click here and to read the consultation, click here, here and here.

Postcomm has opened a consultation into the repeating of the suspension of Royal Mail's bulk compensation scheme and adjustment to the 'C' factor to 2008/09. Interested parties should submit their comments by 27 June 2008. To read the consultation, click here.

Competition Commission - Mergers Referred

BOC Limited/the packaged chlorine business and assets carried on by Ineos Chlor Limited - chlorine. Interested parties should submit their comments by 19 June 2008. To read the press release, click here, here and here.

Competition Commission

The Competition Commission has published the Stansted price control review: Issues statement. To read the document, click here and here.

Mergers Invitation to Comment

BUPA Group/the Cromwell Hospital - private medical services. Interested parties should submit their comments by 16 June 2008. To read the notification, click here.

FMC Corporation/parts of the business of ISP Holdings (U.K.) Limited - alginates. Interested parties should submit their comments by 16 June 2008. To read the notification, click here.

Global Radio UK Ltd /GCAP Media plc - radio advertising. Interested parties should submit their comments by 10 June 2008. To read the notification, click here.

Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decisions

BT Group plc/Wire One Holdings, Inc. - teleconferencing. To read the full text decision, click here.

G4S plc/Global Solutions Limited - supply of security services. To read the full text decision, click here.

Miscellaneous

Ofcom has published a press release in relation to the dispute referrals: Implications of the Competition Appeal Tribunal ("CAT") judgment on the Mobile Call Termination Rate Disputes. To read the press release, click here.

Ofcom has approved Euro 2008 Coverage by the BBC and ITV. To read the press release, click here.

Ofcom has issued a statement in relation to the procedures for the Management of Satellite Filings. To read the statement, click here.

Ofcom has published a regulatory statement in relation to the Variation of Undertakings given to Ofcom by BT pursuant to Enterprise Act - Variation 15. To read the statement, click here.

Ofcom has published a regulatory statement regarding Television Channels Required to Provide Television Access Services in 2009. To read the statement, click here.

Ofcom has published an update note in relation to its own-initiative enforcement programme to give effect to General Condition 22 (Service Migrations). To read the update, click here.