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European Notifications
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| Mergers Notified |
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Motorola/Symbol >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared - In-Depth
Investigation |
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Thales/Finmeccanica/AAS and Telespazio >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Veolia Cargo/Rail Link/JV >>>more>>>
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OJSC Novolipetsk Steel/Duferco/JV >>>more>>>
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Telecom Italia/AOL German Access Business >>>more>>>
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Apollo Group/GE Advanced Materials >>>more>>>
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| State Aid |
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European Commission publishes Guidelines on National regional
State aid map for Ireland >>>more>>>
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British aid in relation to the First Time Shareholders Scheme
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Italian aid relating to Poste Italiane, BancoPosta >>>more>>>
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| Speeches |
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Viviane Reding speech: "Connecting up the Global Village:
a European View on Telecommunications Policy" >>>more>>>
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Viviane Reding speech: "The Disruptive Force of Web 2.0:
how the new generation will define the future" >>>more>>>
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José Manuel Barroso speech: "The Scottish enlightenment
and the challenges for Europe in the 21st century; Climate
change and energy" >>>more>>>
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Neelie Kroes speech: "Securities markets - the post-trading
Code of Conduct and competition" >>>more>>>
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Neelie Kroes speech: "20th anniversary of the UK-France
electricity interconnector - introductory remarks" >>>more>>>
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Charlie McCreevy speech: "Making the new EU financial
market regulations work on the ground" >>>more>>>
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Charlie McCreevy speech: "The Commission's policy in
the area of asset management and pensions" >>more>>>
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| Cartels |
European Commission fines synthetic rubber companies €519
million >>>more>>> |
| Miscellaneous |
European Commission: preliminary conclusions in E.ON/Endesa
merger >>>more>>> |
DG Competition: new pages on competition in professional services
sector >>>more>>> |
European Commission: first set of national allocation plans
for 2008-2012 trading period relating to greenhouse gas emission
targets under Kyoto Protocol >>>more>>> |
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UK Notifications
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| Consultations |
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OFT: "final guidance on how it will give lenient treatment
to companies and individuals who confess to cartel conduct"
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ORR: "priorities for 2007-08 and its approach to focused
and effective regulation" >>>more>>>
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Postcomm: "Royal Mail's compensation schemes" >>>more>>>
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| Competition
Commission |
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Final report on competition aspects of Home Credit Inquiry
>>>more>>>
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Hamsard 2786 Ltd / Academy Music Holdings Ltd - Notice and
Summary of Provisional Findings and notice of possible remedies
>>>more>>>
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Final report in relation to the CBS Private Capital Ltd /
Hampden Agencies Ltd >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Torex Retail plc/Retail-J Limited >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared - With
Undertakings |
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Co-operative Group (CWS) Limited/Fairways Group UK Limited
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom: first report relating to The International Communications
Market 2006 >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: speech by Ed Richards: "Communications and Convergence
Challenges for 21st Century for Digital Economies" >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: collection of essays prepared for UK Office of Communications
relating to "Communications - The next decade" >>>more>>>
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OFT: updated competition law guidelines in relation to ticketing
schemes block exemption >>>more>>>
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Ofwat: open letter relating to research into business customers'
views on competition in water industry >>>more>>>
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DTI: first gas from new Dutch pipeline brings further energy
security to UK >>>more>>>
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ORR: procedures for reviewing closure references and summary
responses to ORR consultation on closure rocedures >>>more>>>
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European Notifications
and Publications
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| Mergers
Notified |
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COMP/M.4415: Motorola/Symbol - wireless handsets, network
systems, broadband products, data capture and scanning devices,
network infrastructure. Interested parties should submit their
comments by 9 December 2006. To read the notification, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared - In-Depth Investigation |
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COMP/M.4303: Thales/Finmeccanica/AAS and Telespazio - space
systems, engineering, satellites. To read the press release,
click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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COMP/M.4398: Veolia Cargo/Rail Link/JV - goods transport by
road, rail, sea. To read the decision, click
here.
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COMP/M.4421: OJSC Novolipetsk Steel/Duferco/JV - carbon steel
semi-finished and finished flat products, electrical steel
products. To read the decision, click
here.
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COMP/M.4417: Telecom Italia/AOL German Access Business - voice
telephone, mobile services, data transmission services, internet
providers. To read the press release, click
here.
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COMP/M.4413: Apollo Group/GE Advanced Materials - manufacture
and sale of silicones and related products. To read the press
release, click
here.
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| State Aid |
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The European Commission has published the Guidelines on National
Regional aid for 2007-2013 - National regional State aid map:
Ireland. To read the guidelines, click
here.
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Aid No C 39/06 (ex NN 94/05): British aid in relation to the
First Time Shareholders Scheme. Interested parties should
submit their comments by 30 December 2006. To read the consultation,
click
here.
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Aid No C 42/2006 (ex NN 52/2006): Italian aid relating to
Poste Italiane, BancoPosta and remuneration of current accounts
deposited with the Treasury. Interested parties should submit
their comments by 29 December 2006. To read the consultation,
click
here.
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| Speeches |
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Viviane Reding speech: "Connecting up the Global Village:
a European View on Telecommunications Policy". To read
the speech, click
here.
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Viviane Reding speech: "The Disruptive Force of Web 2.0:
how the new generation will define the future". To read
the speech, click
here.
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José Manuel Barroso speech: "The Scottish enlightenment
and the challenges for Europe in the 21st century; climate
change and energy". To read the speech,
click here.
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Neelie Kroes speech: "Securities markets - the post-trading
Code of Conduct and competition". To read the speech,
click
here.
|
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Neelie Kroes speech: "20th anniversary of the UK-France
electricity interconnector - introductory remarks". To
read the speech, click
here.
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Charlie McCreevy speech: "Making the new EU financial market
regulations work on the ground". To read the speech, click
here. |
Charlie McCreevy speech: "The Commission's policy in the
area of asset management and pensions". To read the speech,
click
here. |
| Cartels |
The European Commission has fined five producers and traders
of synthetic rubber a total of €519 million for price fixing.
To read the press release, click
here and click
here. |
| Miscellaneous |
The European Commission has notified the Spanish authorities
of its preliminary conclusion that Spain violated Article Article
21 of the EU Merger Regulation in that certain conditions imposed
on E.ON for its proposed acquisition of control over Endesa.
To read the press release, click
here. |
DG Competition has published new pages on competition in
the professional services sector. To read the pages, click
here. |
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The European Commission has decided on a first set of national
allocation plans for the 2008-2012 trading period in relation
to greenhouse gas emission targets under the Kyoto Protocol.
To read the press release,
click here.
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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The OFT has opened a consultation into final guidance on how
it will give lenient treatment to companies and individuals
who confess to cartel conduct. Interested parties should submit
their comments by 31 January 2007. To read the consultation,
click
here.
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ORR has opened a consultation into its priorities for 2007-08
and its approach to focused and effective regulation consultation.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 29 January
2007. To read the consultation, click
here.
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Postcomm has opened a consultation into the Royal Mail's compensation
schemes. Interested parties should submit their comments by
13 February 2007. To read the consultation, click
here.
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| Competition Commission
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The Competition Commission has published its final report
into the competition aspects of the Home Credit Inquiry. 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 and
Summary of Provisional Findings together with notice of possible
remedies in relation to the Hamsard 2786 Ltd / Academy Music
Holdings Ltd merger. To read the summary of provisional findings,
click
here and to read the remedies, click
here and to read the press release, click
here.
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The Competition Commission has published its final report
in relation to the CBS Private Capital Ltd / Hampden Agencies
Ltd. To read the report, click
here and to read the press release,
click here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Torex Retail plc/Retail-J Limited - Electronic Point of Sale,
EPOS Software. To read the decision, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared - With Undertakings |
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Co-operative Group (CWS) Limited/Fairways Group UK Limited
- funeral directing services. To read the decision, click
here and to read the proposed undertakings, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom has published its first report in relation to The International
Communications Market 2006. To read the report, click
here. and to read the press release, click
here.
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Ofcom speech by Ed Richards: "Communications and Convergence
Challenges for 21st Century for Digital Economies". To
read the speech, click
here.
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Ofcom has published a collection of essays prepared for the
UK Office of Communications relating to "Communications
- The next decade". To read the essays, click
here and to read the press release, click
here.
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The OFT has published updated competition law guidelines
in relation to ticketing schemes block exemption. To read
the guidelines, click
here.
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Ofwat has published an open letter in relation to Research
into business customers' views on competition in the water
industry. To read the letter, click
here.
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The DTI has announced that the first gas from the new Dutch
pipeline will bring further energy security to UK. To read
the press release, click
here.
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ORR has published its procedures for reviewing closure references
and Summary of responses to ORR's consultation on closure
procedures. To read the procedures, click
here.
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