CR Focus 6th
November 2007
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers - Invitation to Comment |
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European Mergers - Requests for Comments >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Fiat/Teksid >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared Subject
to Conditions |
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Danone/Numico >>>more>>>
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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Ofcom: "Proposals for co-regulation of equal opportunities"
>>>more>>>
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ORR: "Network Rail's strategic business plan" >>>more>>>
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| CAT |
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Independent Media Support Limited v Office of Communications
>>>more>>>
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| Competition Commission |
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Groceries Market Investigation - Notice of Provisional findings,
Provisional Findings Report and Notice of Possible Remedies
>>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Centenary Music Holdings Limited/V2 Music Group Limited >>>more>>>
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Tesco Stores Limited/two former Kwik Save Stores (Audley and
Dudley) >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared - Subject
to Undertakings |
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Co-operative Group (CWS) Limited/United Co-operatives Limited
>>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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OFT publishes "The deterrent effect of competition enforcement
by the OFT" >>>more>>>
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Postcomm reports "competition is starting to benefit
smaller businesses but more progress and greater innovation
needed" >>>more>>>
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers
- Invitation to Comment |
COMP/M.4947: Vodafone/Tele2 Italia/Tele2 España - mobile
and fixed line telephony. Candidate for simplified procedure.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 9 November
2007. To read the notification, click
here. |
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COMP/M.4898: Compagnie de Saint-Gobain/Maxit - production,
sale and distribution of construction materials. Interested
parties should submit their comments by 9 November 2007. To
read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4823: Yara/Praxair/JV - fertilisers, nitrogen based
chemicals, industrial and speciality gases. Interested parties
should submit their comments by 9 November 2007. To read the
notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4779: Akzo Nobel/ICI - healthcare products, coatings
and chemicals, industrial adhesives, electronic materials.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 9 November
2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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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. Interested parties should submit
their comments by 10 November 2007. To read the notification,
click
here.
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COMP/M.4854: TomTom/Tele Atlas - navigational systems and
mapping technology. Interested parties should submit their
comments by 11 November 2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4701: Generali/PPF Insurance Business - insurance and
financial services. Interested parties should submit their
comments by 11 November 2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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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. To read the decision,
click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared Subject To Conditions |
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COMP/M.4842: Danone/Numico - dairy products, bottled water,
biscuits, cereals, baby foods, clinical nutrition. To read
the press release, click
here.
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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Ofcom has opened a consultation into the Proposals for co-regulation
of equal opportunities. Interested parties should submit their
comments by 9 January 2008. To read the consultation, click
here.
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ORR has opened a consultation on Network Rail's strategic
business plan. Interested parties should submit their comments
by 14 December 2007. To read the consultation, click
here. and click
here.
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| CAT |
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Independent Media Support Limited v Office of Communications.
The CAT has published the Judgment on the preliminary issue
of whether a case closure decision by Ofcom is an appealable
decision (under s.46 Companies Act 1988). To read the document,
click
here.
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| Competition Commission |
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The Competition Commission has published the Notice of Provisional
findings, Provisional Findings Report and Notice of Possible
Remedies in the Groceries Market Investigation. To read the
documents, click
here. and click
here. and click
here. and click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Centenary Music Holdings Limited/V2 Music Group Limited -
music recording. To read the decision, click
here.
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Tesco Stores Limited/two former Kwik Save Stores (Audley
and Dudley) - grocery retail. To read the decision, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared
- Subject to Undertakings |
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Co-operative Group (CWS) Limited/United Co-operatives Limited
- pharmacies, travel agency, funeral services, food retail.
To read the decision, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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The OFT has published a report entitled "The deterrent
effect of competition enforcement by the OFT". To read
the report, click
here.
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Postcomm has reported that "competition is starting to
benefit smaller businesses but more progress and greater innovation
needed". To read the press release, click
here.
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