CR Focus 7th
October 2008
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| In
the News |
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EC fines members of wax producing cartel €676 million
>>>more>>>
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers Referred |
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Acea/Ondeo Italia/Acque Blu JV >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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American Express/Fortis/Alpha Card >>>more>>>
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Ashland/Hercules >>>more>>>
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| State Aid |
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EC approves German rescue aid package for Hypo Real Estate
Holding AG >>>more>>>
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EC approves UK state aid rescue package for Bradford &
Bingley >>>more>>>
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EC opens in depth investigation into state support measures
for German bank WestLB >>>more>>>
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EC publishes notice on current State aid recovery interest
rates and reference/discount rates for Member States applicable
from 1 October 2008 >>>more>>>
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| Speeches |
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Charlie McCreevy speech: "The new Postal Directive"
>>>more>>>
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Neelie Kroes speech: "Paraffin wax cartel and bank rescues"
>>>more>>>
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Viviane Reding speech: "How Ireland can best benefit
from its digital dividend" >>>more>>>
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Viviane Reding speech: "Net Neutrality and Open Networks
- Towards a European Approach" >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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EC publishes report uncovering Europe-wide protection against
conditional-access piracy still indispensable in pay TV services
>>>more>>>
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EC publishes "Provisions on international relations in
EU competition policy" >>>more>>>
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COMP/38.629 - Chloroprene Rubber: Opinion of the Advisory
Committee, Final Report of the Hearing Officer and Summary
of the Commission Decision >>>more>>>
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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Ofgem: Energy Supply Probe - Initial Findings Report >>>more>>>
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| Competition
Commission |
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Project 'Kangaroo' - Video on demand (VOD) - INotice of Revised
Statutory Deadline to 8 February 2009 >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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John Fingleton and Ali Nikpay paper on "Stimulating or
Chilling Competition" >>>more>>>
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BBC to continue playing major part PSB development in UK >>>more>>>
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Ofcom publishes Deputy Chairman Philip Graf's speech on PSB
>>>more>>>
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Ofgem publishes Renewable Energy Strategy response >>>more>>>
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Ofwat publishes overview of companies' draft business plans
- setting price limits for 2010-15 >>>more>>>
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Postcomm publishes results of 2008 Business Customer Survey
>>>more>>>
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| In
the News |
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European Commission fines 9 members of a wax producing cartel
€676 million. To read the press release, click
here and here.
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers Referred |
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COMP/M.5254: Acea/Ondeo Italia/Acque Blu JV - public utilities,
water treatment, supply, waste management, gas and electricity.
The European Commission has referred to the Italian Competition
Commission. To read the press release, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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COMP/M.5241: American Express/Fortis/Alpha Card - worldwide
payment card, banking and insurance, payment card. To read
the press release, click
here.
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COMP/M.5327: Ashland/Hercules - composite polymers, chemicals
for pulp and paper industry, utility water treatment. To read
the press release, click
here.
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| State Aid |
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The European Commission has approved the German rescue aid
package for Hypo Real Estate Holding AG. To read the press
release, click
here.
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The European Commission has approved the UK state aid rescue
package for Bradford & Bingley. To read the press release,
click
here.
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The European Commission has opened an in depth investigation
into the state support measures for the German bank WestLB.
To read the press release, click
here.
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The European Commission has published its notice on current
State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates
for 27 Member States applicable as from 1 October 2008. To
read the notice, click
here.
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| Speeches |
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Charlie McCreevy speech: "The new Postal Directive".
To read the speech, click
here.
|
|
Neelie Kroes speech: "Paraffin wax cartel and bank rescues".
To read the speech, click
here.
|
|
Viviane Reding speech: "How Ireland can best benefit
from its digital dividend". To read the speech, click
here.
|
|
Viviane Reding speech: "Net Neutrality and Open Networks
- Towards a European Approach". To read the speech, click
here.
|
| Miscellaneous |
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A report by the European Commission has uncovered that Europe-wide
protection against conditional-access piracy still indispensable
in pay TV services. To read the press release, click
here.
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The European Commission has published "Provisions on
international relations in EU competition policy", which
sets out all provisions on competition policy in agreements
between the EU and third countries. To read the document,
click
here.
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The Opinion of the Advisory Committee, Final Report of the
Hearing Officer and Summary of the Commission Decision dated
5 December 2007 in COMP/38.629 - Chloroprene Rubber. To read
the documents, click
here, here,
here
and here.
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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Ofgem has opened a consultation into Energy Supply Probe -
Initial Findings Report. Interested parties should submit
their comments by 1 December 2008. To read the consultation,
click
here.
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| Competition Commission |
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The Competition Commission has published its Notice of Revised
Statutory Deadline to 8 February 2009 in the Project 'Kangaroo'
- Video on demand (VOD). To read the notice, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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The OFT has published a paper written by John Fingleton and
Ali Nikpay on "Stimulating or Chilling Competition"
for the Fordham Annual Conference on International Antitrust
Law and Policy. To read the document, click
here.
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The BBC will continue to play a major part in how public service
broadcasting develops in the UK. To read the press release,
click
here.
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Ofcom has published Deputy Chairman Philip Graf's speech on
PSB. To read the speech, click
here.
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Ofgem has published its Renewable Energy Strategy response.
To read the document, click
here.
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Ofwat has published an overview of companies' draft business
plans - setting price limits for 2010-15. To read the document,
click
here, here
and here.
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Postcomm has published the results of its 2008 Business Customer
Survey. To read the document, click
here.
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