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CR Focus 5th September 2007

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European Notifications and Publications
Mergers - Invitations to Comment

Schering-Plough/Organon BioSciences >>>more>>>

BMW Italia/BMW España Finance/Boxer >>>more>>>

Nutreco/BASF >>>more>>>

Arques/Actebis >>>more>>>

Aviva/Hamilton >>>more>>>

Egmont/Bonnier (Books) >>>more>>>

ELG Haniel/Metal One/ELG Nippon Stainless Resources/JV >>>more>>>

HRE/DEPFA >>>more>>>

Fiat/Teksid >>>more>>>

INEOS/NOVA/JV >>>more>>>

Thomson Corporation/Reuters Group >>>more>>>
Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decisions

UNIVERSAL/BMG Music Publishing >>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared

Flextronics/Solectron >>>more>>>

Nestlé/Gerber >>>more>>>

BP/Associated British Foods/"vivergo Fuels"JV >>>more>>>

Etex/Lafarge >>>more>>>

Miscellaneous

The Commission has published rules on procedure before the CFI >>>more>>>

 

UK Notifications & Publications
Competition Commission

Stonegate Farmers Ltd / Deans Food Group Ltd: proposal to accept undertakings >>>more>>>

Sportech plc/Vernons: provisional findings published >>>more>>>

Woolworths/Bertram: final report on clearance published >>>more>>>

Mergers - Invitation to Comment

Balfour Beatty plc/Cowlin Group Limited >>>more>>>

Robert J Goff & Co plc/Doncaster Bloodstock Sales Ltd >>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared (OFT)

Biolin AB/Nima Technology Limited >>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decisions

Tiscali UK Holdings Limited/the Broadband and Voice Division of Pipex Communications plc >>>more>>>

The GAME Group/Game Station >>>more>>>

Babcock International Group/Devonport Management >>>more>>>

CPL Petroleum/DCC >>>more>>>

CompuGROUP UK/iSoft Group >>>more>>>

Pearson/Harcourt businesses of Reed Elsevier >>>more>>>

Ahlstrom Corporation/Consumer wipes business of Fiberweb >>>more>>>

Miscellaneous

OFT has published responses to its consultation on private actions in competition law >>>more>>>

OFT has filed details of a case against unauthorised overdraft charges >>>more>>>

Ofcom has published notice of a dispute regarding 0870 termination rates >>>more>>>

 
European Notifications and Publications
Mergers - Invitation to Comment

COMP/M.4691: Schering-Plough/Organon BioSciences - human and animal healthcare products. Interested parties should submit their comments by 8 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4812: BMW Italia/BMW España Finance/Boxer - development, production and distribution of motorcycles. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 9 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4617: Nutreco/BASF - premixes and complete animal feeds, meat processing, chemicals, plastics, oil and gas, agriculture, nutritional products. Interested parties should submit their comments by 9 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4866: Arques/Actebis - information technology products. Interested parties should submit their comments by 10 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4713: Aviva/Hamilton - general insurance and life assurance. Interested parties should submit their comments by 10 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4611: Egmont/Bonnier (Books) - magazines, books, Nordisk film, children's books and other international publications. Interested parties should submit their comments by 11 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4789: ELG Haniel/Metal One/ELG Nippon Stainless Resources/JV - steel products, trade of primary and secondary raw materials for the steel industry in Asia and worldwide. Candidate case for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 11 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4860: HRE/DEPFA - real estate financing, financing of PPP infrastructure projects, issuing of covered bonds and unsecured bonds. Interested parties should submit their comments by 11 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4840: Fiat/Teksid - manufacture and sale of automobiles, commercial vehicles, agricultural machinery, construction equipment, automotive components and metallurgical products, production of cast aluminum components for the automotive industry and other residual application. Interested parties should submit their comments by 11 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4885 - INEOS/NOVA/JV - petrochemicals, olefins/polyolefins/styrenics. Candidate case for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 14 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

Thomson Corporation/Reuters Group - provision of financial news and data. Notified to the European Commission. Invitiation to comment not yet published.
Mergers Cleared - Full text decisions

COMP/M.4404 - UNIVERSAL/BMG Music Publishing. To read the decision, click here, to read a summary of the decision, click here , to read the Opinion of the Advisory Committee on the draft decision, click here and to read the Final report of the Hearing Officer, click here.

Mergers Cleared

COMP/M.4766: Flextronics/Solectron - electronics manufacturing services. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.4688: Nestlé/Gerber - food and beverage production, baby food, healthcare products. To read the decision, click here.

COMP/M.4798: BP/Associated British Foods/"vivergo Fuels"JV - energy company including oil, gas refining, oil and petrochemical production, diversified foods ingredients. To read the press release, click here.

Etex/Lafarge - construction materials. Cleared under the simplified procedure.

Miscellaneous

CFI procedure: Instructions to the Registrar of the CFI and practice directions to parties published. To read the Instructions, click here. To read the practice directions, click here.

 
UK Notifications & Publications
Competition Commission

The Competition Commission has published its Notice of Proposal to Accept Undertakings and Draft Undertakings for Consultation. In the Stonegate Farmers Ltd / Deans Food Group Ltd merger. To read the Notice, click here. and to read the Draft Undertakings, click here.

The Competition Commission has published its Notice of Provisional Findings and Provisional Findings Report in the Sportech plc Vernons merger. To read the notice, click here. and to read the report, click here. and to read the press release, click here.

Woolworths/Bertram - book wholesaling. Merger cleared. To read the final report, click here.

Mergers - Invitation to Comment

Balfour Beatty plc/Cowlin Group Limited - construction. Interested parties should submit their comments by 13 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

Robert J Goff & Co plc/Doncaster Bloodstock Sales Ltd - auction services: selling racehorses. Interested parties should submit their comments by 13 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

Mergers Cleared - (OFT)

Biolin AB/Nima Technology Limited - Langmuir Blodgett instruments and tensiometers. To read the decision when published, click here.

Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decisions
Tiscali UK Holdings Limited/the Broadband and Voice Division of Pipex Communications plc - internet access and fixed line telephony. To read the full text decision, click here.

The GAME Group/Game Station - electronic games. Referral decision dated 9 August 2007 published. To read the decision, click here.

Babcock International Group/Devonport Management - maintenance and support of surface ships and submarines. Clearance decision dated 20 August 2007 published. To read the decision, click here.

CPL Petroleum/DCC - oil distribution. Clearance decision dated 24 August 2007 published. To read the decision, click here.

CompuGROUP UK/iSoft Group - IT software for the healthcare industry. Clearance decision published 24 August 2007 published. To read the decisions, click here.

Pearson/Harcourt businesses of Reed Elsevier - educational publishing. To read the clearance decision dated 24 August 2007, click here.

Ahlstrom Corporation/Consumer wipes business of Fiberweb - nonwoven roll goods. To read the clearance decision dated 24 August 2007, click here.

Miscellaneous

OFT has published responses to its consultation on private actions in competition law. To read the responses, click here.

OFT has filed details of a case against unauthorised overdraft charges. To read the press release, click here.

Ofcom: BT v other providers. Ofcom has published a notice of dispute regarding 0870 termination rates. Interested parties should notify Ofcom by 10 September 2007. To read the dispute summary, click here.