EC carries out dawn raid at fresh exotic fruit producers and importers >>>more>>>

EC fines glass manufacturing cartel € 486 900 000 >>>more>>>

Enel/EMS >>>more>>>

Motorola/Vertex Standard >>>more>>>

Antalis/MAP >>>more>>>

Toepfer/ThyssenKrupp/Imperial Logistics/JV >>>more>>>

Siemens/Dade Behring >>>more>>>

Continental/Siemens VDO >>>more>>>

Infineon/Siemens/JV >>>more>>>

BENTELER/SGLT/JV >>>more>>>

SAP/Business Objects >>>more>>>

Vodafone/Tele2 Italia/Tele2 España >>>more>>>

German state aid to airport operator Flughafen Lübeck GmbH and Ryanair >>>more>>>

British state aid for Business Premises Renovation Allowance >>>more>>>

British rescue aid to Metronet >>>more>>>

British state aid to Post Office Limited >>>more>>>

Spanish state aid for R&D, innovation and environmental protection relating to coal mining >>>more>>>

EC opens formal investigation into French aid to Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Pau-Béarn with Ryanair and its subsidiary Airport Marketing Services Ltd >>>more>>>

EC opens in depth investigation into financial advantages of British state aid for UK Crown to guarantee covering pension liabilities of BT Group plc on EU telecommunications markets >>>more>>>

Viviane Reding speech: "Europe's evolving single market for telecoms: the future challenges of cooperation between the European Commission and National Regulatory Authorities" >>>more>>>

Mariann Fischer Boel speech: "Keeping the EU spirits industry competitive: the role of the Commission" >>>more>>>

Peter Mandelson speech: "Protecting IPR in China" >>>more>>>

EC adopts new regulation providing EU businesses with easier access to public contracts >>>more>>>

EC adopts guidelines for merging companies with vertical or conglomerate relationship >>>more>>>

EC initiates infringement proceedings against Bulgarian telecoms regulator >>>more>>>

EC refers Poland and Latvia to the ECJ, initiates infringement proceeding against Romania to ensure implementation of emergency call number 112 >>>more>>>

EC sends reasoned opinions to Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal and UK for failing to adopt national legislation on penalties against those responsible for polluting discharges at sea >>>more>>>

Ofcom: "spectrum planning for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games" >>>more>>>

Ofcom: "Metering and Billing Scheme" >>>more>>>

Ofgem: "Regulation of marketing to domestic customers" >>>more>>>

Ofgem: "review of industry code governance" >>>more>>>

Macquarie/National Grid Wireless - Notice of Provisional Findings and Notice of Possible Remedies >>>more>>>

Tesco/Co-op Slough - CC concludes Tesco will be required to sell Slough site purchased from Co-Op >>>more>>>

Mid-Kent Water/South-East Water - Notice of Acceptance of Final Undertakings and Annex of Notice of Acceptance of Final Undertakings >>>more>>>

Go North East/Northumbria Coaches >>>more>>>

Govia Limited/the West Midlands passenger rail franchise >>>more>>>

Ofcom issues statement, memorandum, press release and notice of award of spectrum licences in relation to 10 GHz, 28 GHz, 32 GHz and 40 GHz >>>more>>>

Ofcom pubilshes document outlining its investigation process >>>more>>>

Ofcom publishes regulatory statement relating to telephone number portability for consumers switching suppliers >>>more>>>

Ofcom publishes variation to undertakings given by BT in respect of Ready For Service date for WLR ISDN30 >>>more>>>

Ofcom publishes update note relating to its own-initiative investigation into monitoring and enforcement of mis-selling and conduct relating to transfer of customers between communications providers >>>more>>>

Ofcom publishes Digital Dividend Review Market Research 2007 >>>more>>>

Ofgem publishes Gas Distribution Price Control Review Final Proposals and appendices >>>more>>>

Ofgem publishes Renewables Obligation: Guidance for licensed electricity suppliers for Great Britain and Northern Ireland >>>more>>>

European Commission carries out dawn raid at various producers and importers of fresh exotic fruits. To read the press release, click here.

European Commission fines Asahi, Guardian, Pilkington and Saint-Gobain € 486 900 000 for glass manufacturing cartel. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.4841: Enel/EMS - electricity and gas operations. Interested parties should submit their comments by 8 December 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4910: Motorola/Vertex Standard - wireless and broadband communications, manufacture and sale of two way radio products. Interested parties should submit their comments by 9 December 2007. To read the notification, click here.

Mergers Cleared

COMP/M.4753: Antalis/MAP - distribution of paper. To read the decision, click here.

COMP/M.4810: Toepfer/ThyssenKrupp/Imperial Logistics/JV - production and sale of agricultural products, steel products, transport and logistics, maritime brokerage. To read the decision, click here.

COMP/M.4865: Siemens/Dade Behring - various manufacturing, technology and services businesses, in vitro diagnostics systems. To read the decision, click here.

COMP/M.4878: Continental/Siemens VDO - technical rubber products, tyre & brake systems, electronic and mechanical components. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.4892: Infineon/Siemens/JV - production and distribution of electronic semiconductor devices, chip cards, security appliances, medical solutions, lighting, real estate, information and communications technology. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.4936: BENTELER/SGLT/JV - automotive components, carbon fibres, aerospace and industrial composites. To read the decision, click here.

COMP/M.4944: SAP/Business Objects - software solutions. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.4947: Vodafone/Tele2 Italia/Tele2 España - mobile and fixed line telephony. To read the press release, click here.

Aid No: C 24/07 (ex NN 71/06) - German aid in relation to airport operator Flughafen Lübeck GmbH and Ryanair. Interested parties should submit their comments by 29 December 2007. To read the notification, click here.

Aid No: C 42/04 (ex N 350/04) - British State Aid in relation to Business Premises Renovation Allowance. The European Commission has closed its investigation formal investigation procedure. To read the notification, click here.

The European Commission has approved British authorities rescue aid to Metronet. To read the press release, click here.

The European Commission has approved the British state aid for the Post Office Limited. To read the press release, click here.

The European Commission has approved the Spanish State aid for research, development, innovation and environmental protection relating to coal mining. To read the press release, click here.

The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into the French aid to Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Pau-Béarn (CCIPB) with Ryanair and its subsidiary Airport Marketing Services Ltd. To read the press release, click here.

The European Commission has opened an in depth investigation into financial advantages of the British state aid for UK Crown to guarantee covering the pension liabilities of the BT Group plc on the EU telecommunications markets. To read the press release, click here.

Viviane Reding speech: "Europe's evolving single market for telecoms: the future challenges of cooperation between the European Commission and National Regulatory Authorities". To read the speech, click here.

Mariann Fischer Boel speech: "Keeping the EU spirits industry competitive: the role of the Commission". To read the speech, click here.

Peter Mandelson speech: "Protecting IPR in China". To read the speech, click here.

The European Commission has adopted a new regulation to provide EU businesses with easier access to public contracts. To read the press release, click here.

The European Commission has adopted guidelines for merging companies with vertical or conglomerate relationship. To read the press release, click here.

The European Commission has initiated infringement proceedings against the Bulgarian telecoms regulator for lack of independence and effectiveness after it identified serious violations of EU provisions. To read the press release, click here.

The European Commission has referred Poland and Latvia to the ECJ and initiated infringement proceeding against Romania to ensure the single European emergency call number 112 works properly in these countries. To read the press release, click here.

The European Commission has sent reasoned opinions to Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal and the United Kingdom for failing to adopt national legislation on penalties against those responsible for polluting discharges at sea. To read the press release, click here.

Ofcom has opened a consultation into "spectrum planning for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games". Interested parties should submit their comments by 22 February 2008. To read the consultation, click here. and click here.

Ofcom has opened a consultation into the Metering and Billing Scheme. Interested parties should submit their comments by 11 January 2008. To read the consultation, click here.

Ofgem has opened a consultation into the Regulation of marketing to domestic customers. Interested parties should submit their comments by 25 January 2008. To read the consultation, click here.

Ofgem has opened a consultation into the review of industry code governance. Interested parties should submit their comments by 22 January 2008. To read the consultation, click here.

The Competition Commission has published the Notice of Provisional Findings and Notice of Possible Remedies in the Macquarie/National Grid Wireless merger. To read the documents, click here. and click here.

The Competition Commission has concluded that Tesco will be required to sell the site in Slough purchased from the Co-Op. To read the press release, click here.

The Competition Commission has published the Notice of Acceptance of Final Undertakings and Annex of Notice of Acceptance of Final Undertakings in the Mid-Kent Water / South-East Water merger. To read the documents, click here. and click here.

Go North East/Northumbria Coaches - bus transport. To read the decision, click here.

Govia Limited/the West Midlands passenger rail franchise - passenger transport services. To read the decision, click here.

Ofcom has issued a statement, memorandum, press release and award of spectrum licences in relation to making regulations in connection with awarding of 10 GHz, 28 GHz, 32 GHz and 40 GHz. To read the statement, click here. and click here. and click here. and click here.

Ofcom has published a document outlining its investigation process. To read the document, click here.

Ofcom has published a regulatory statement in relation to telephone number portability for consumers switching suppliers. To read the document, click here. and click here.

Ofcom has published a variation to undertaking given by BT in respect of the Ready For Service date for WLR ISDN30. To read the variation, click here.

Ofcom has published an update note in relation to its own-initiative investigation into the monitoring and enforcement of mis-selling and conduct relating to the transfer of customers between communications providers. To read the update, click here.

Ofcom has published the Digital Dividend Review Market Research 2007. To read the research, click here.

Ofgem has published its Gas Distribution Price Control Review Final Proposals and appendices. To read the documents, click here. and click here. and click here.

Ofgem has published its Renewables Obligation: Guidance for licensed electricity suppliers for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. To read the documents, click here. and click here.