CR Focus 5th
June 2007
To visit the "Cartel Watch" section, click
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| In
The News |
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European Commission issues statement of objections against
participants of paraffin wax cartel >>>more>>>
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers - Invitation to Comment |
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Veolia/Sulo >>>more>>>
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| Mergers - In Depth Investigations |
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HgCapital/Denton >>>more>>>
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| State Aid |
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European Commission finds Prague's application for State Aid
to create a municipal wireless network for electronic communications
does not constitute state aid >>>more>>>
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European Commission finds Welsh application for State Aid
for procurement of high bandwidth network service does not
constitute state aid >>>more>>>
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European Commission opens formal investigation into provision
of Italy's 2004 Finance Law allowing former state-owned banks
to release hidden capital gained during corporate restructuring
in the 1990s >>>more>>>
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| Speeches |
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Neelie Kroes speech: "The International Competition Network
- Achievements and Goals" >>>more>>>
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Viviane Reding speech: "Why Greece needs broadband and
why it needs it now - a European perspective" >>>more>>>
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Jacques Barrot speech: "European Port Policy" >>>more>>>
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Joaquín Almunia speech: "More and better statistics
for an improved economic governance" >>>more>>>
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José Manuel Barroso speech: "The EU in the global
economy: perspectives and challenges" >>>more>>>
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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Ofcom: "proposals to make licence charges regulations"
>>>more>>>
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| CAT |
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British Telecommunications Plc v Office of Communications
>>>more>>>
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Hutchison 3G UK Limited v Office of Communications >>>more>>>
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O2 (UK) Limited v Office of Communications >>>more>>>
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| Competition Commission |
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Decision on BGT'S permission to intervene in Energy Code Modification
Appeal CC02/07 >>>more>>>
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Final Report in Thermo Electron/GV Instruments >>>more>>>
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Notice of Acceptance of Final Undertakings and Undertakings
Given in Stagecoach/Scottish Citylink merger >>>more>>>
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Statement of Issues in Tesco/Co-op store acquisition in Slough
>>>more>>>
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| Mergers - Invitation to Comment |
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The GAME Group plc/Game Station Limited >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decisions |
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Inchcape plc of European Motor Holdings plc >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom: new regulations relating to increase in power limits
in 5.8 GHz range improving FWA services >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: regulatory statement regarding changes to BT's regulatory
financial reporting and audit requirements >>>more>>>
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Ofgem: decision document relating to Supply Licence Review
- Final Proposals >>>more>>>
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Ofgem: response to Review of the EU Emissions Trading Directive
>>>more>>>
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Ofwat: position paper relating to completed acquisition of
Thames Water Holdings Plc by Kemble Water Limited >>>more>>>
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Ofwat: change in Thames Water's board structure to address
regulatory concerns >>>more>>>
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ORR: statement regarding complaints over increased fare prices
>>>more>>>
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ORR: recent developments in route utilisation strategies >>>more>>>
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| In
The News |
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European Commission issues statement of objections
against the participants of a paraffin wax cartel. To read the
press release, click
here. |
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers - Invitation to Comment |
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COMP/M.4693: Veolia/Sulo
- waste management services. Candidate for simplified procedure.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 12 June
2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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| Mergers - In Depth Investigations |
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COMP/M.4498: HgCapital/Denton - manufacture and supply of
safety testing devices and related services. To read the press
release, click
here.
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| State Aid |
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The European Commission has considered Prague's application
for State Aid to create a municipal wireless network for electronic
communications and found that the project does not constitute
state aid. To read the press release, click
here.
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The European Commission has considered the application for
State Aid for the procurement of a high bandwidth network
service by the Welsh Assembly Government for public sector
organisations in Wales does not constitute state aid. To read
the press release, click
here.
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The European Commission has opened a formal investigation
into the provision of Italy's 2004 Finance Law allowing former
state-owned banks to release hidden capital gained during
corporate restructuring in the 1990s. To read the press release,
click
here.
|
| Speeches |
|
Neelie Kroes speech: "The International Competition
Network - Achievements and Goals". To read the speech,
click
here.
|
|
Viviane Reding speech: "Why Greece needs broadband and
why it needs it now - a European perspective". To read
the speech, click
here.
|
|
Jacques Barrot speech: "European Port Policy". To
read the speech, click
here.
|
|
Joaquín Almunia speech: "More and better statistics
for an improved economic governance". To read the speech,
click
here.
|
|
José Manuel Barroso speech: "The EU in the global
economy: perspectives and challenges". To read the speech,
click
here.
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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 |
| Consultations |
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Ofcom has opened a consultation into its proposals to make
licence charges regulations. Interested parties should submit
their comments by 2 July 2007. To read the consultation, click
here.
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| CAT |
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British Telecommunications Plc v Office of Communications.
The CAT has published its Summary of Appeal. To read the summary,
click
here.
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Hutchison 3G UK Limited v Office of Communications. The CAT
has published its Summary of Appeal. To read the summary,
click
here.
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O2 (UK) Limited v Office of Communications. The CAT has published
its Summary of Appeal. To read the summary, click
here.
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| Competition Commission |
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The Competition Commission has published its decision
on BGT'S permission to intervene in the Energy Code Modification
Appeal CC02/07. To read the decision, click
here.
|
|
The Competition Commission has published its Final Report
in the Thermo Electron / GV Instruments. To read the report,
click
here. and to read the press release, click
here.
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|
The Competition Commission has published its Notice of Acceptance
of Final Undertakings and the Undertakings Given in the Stagecoach/Scottish
Citylink merger. To read the Notice, click
here. and to read the undertakings, click
here.
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|
The Competition Commission has published its Statement
of Issues in the Tesco / Co-op store acquisition in Slough.
To read the statement, click
here. and to read the press release, click
here.
|
| Mergers - Invitation to Comment |
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The GAME Group plc/Game Station Limited - electronic gaming.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 14 June
2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decisions |
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Inchcape plc of European Motor Holdings plc - car dealerships.
To read the full text decision, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom has announced the introduction of new regulations relating
to an increase in power limits in the 5.8 GHz range that will
improve FWA services, particularly in rural areas. To read
the press release, click
here. To read the regulatory statement on increased power
in the 5.8 GHz range, click
here.
|
Ofcom has published a regulatory statement regarding the changes
to BT's regulatory financial reporting and audit requirements.
To read the statement, click
here. |
Ofgem has published its decision document in relation to the
Supply Licence Review - Final Proposals. To read the document,
click
here. and here.
and here.
and here.
and here.
and here.
and finally
here. |
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Ofgem has published its response to the Review of the EU Emissions
Trading Directive. To read the response, click
here.
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Ofwat has published a position paper in relation to the completed
acquisition of Thames Water Holdings Plc by Kemble Water Limited.
To read the paper, click
here.
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Ofwat has reported that Thames Water's board structure has
been changed to address regulatory concerns. To read the press
release, click
here.
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ORR has issued a statement with regard to complaints it has
received about increased fare prices. To read the statement,
click
here.
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ORR has published the recent developments in relation to route
utilisation strategies. To read the documentation, click
here.
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