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CR Focus 10th January

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European Notifications and Publications
Mergers Notified

CSN/Corus >>>more>>>

State Aid

European Commission: publishes evaluation report on operation of block exemption Regulations for State Aid >>more>>>

Speeches

Neelie Kroes speech: "Key developments in European competition policy over the past two years" >>>more>>>

Miscellaneous

European Commission: formally requests Luxembourg to comply with ECJ ruling in June 2003 simplifying access to its telecommunications markets >>>more>>>

Neelie Kroes discusses the Autostrade motorway concession transfer and its compatibility with EU Merger Regulation with the Italian Infrastructure Minister >>>more>>>

 
UK Notifications & Publications
Consultations

Ofcom: Draft Determination of dispute between THUS and BT about payment terms for PPCs, IECs and IBCs >>more>>>

Competition Commission

Competition Commission: Stonegate Farmers Limited and Deans Food Group Limited merger notice of possible remedies >>>more>>>

Competition Commission EWS Railway Holdings/Marcroft Engineering merger Notice of Acceptance of Final Undertakings >>>more>>>

Mergers Notified

Gluten free food products business of Royal Numico NV (glutafin and trufree)/DR Schar srl >>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decisions

Dairy Crest Group plc/certain assets/Arla Foods UK plc >>>more>>>

Irish News Ltd/Farm Week assets from Johnston Press plc >>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared - Undertakings in Lieu of Reference

Aggregate Industries Limited/Foster Yeoman Limited >>>more>>>

Miscellaneous

Ofgem: decision document relating to entry arrangements for connecting to gas distribution network >>>more>>>

Ofgem: letter regarding regulatory arrangements for new Dutch-GB electricity interconnector >>>more>>>

ORR: Periodic Review 2008 - Train operators compensation from possessions >>>more>>>

OTA: Telecommunications Adjudicator Update for December 2006 >>>more>>>

DTI: current energy statistics >>>more>>>

 
European Notifications and Publications
Mergers Notified

COMP/M.4515: CSN/Corus - steel and steel related products. Interested parties should submit their comments by 19 January 2007. To read the notification, click here.

The European Commission has published an evaluation report on the operation of the block exemption Regulations for State Aid. To read the press release, click here.

Speeches

Neelie Kroes speech: "Key developments in European competition policy over the past two years". To read the speech, click here.

Miscellaneous

The European Commission has formally requested Luxembourg to comply with the ECJ ruling in June 2003 to simplify access to its telecommunications markets. To read the press release, click here.

Neelie Kroes has discussed with the Italian Infrastructure Minister the authorisation procedure for the transfer of the Autostrade motorway concession and whether they were compatible with EU Merger Regulation. To read the press release, click here.

 
UK Notifications & Publications
Consultations

Ofcom has opened a consultation into the Draft Determination of a dispute between THUS and BT about payment terms for PPCs, IECs and IBCs. Interested parties should submit their comments by 12 January 2007. To read the consultation, click here.

The Competition Commission has ruled that the merger of Stonegate Farmers Limited and Deans Food Group Limited will reduce competition within the egg market and published a notice of possible remedies. To read the press release, click here. and to read the remedies, click here.

The Competition Commission has published the Notice of Acceptance of Final Undertakings given in the EWS Railway Holdings/Marcroft Engineering merger. To read the press release, click here.

Mergers Notified

Gluten free food products business of Royal Numico NV (glutafin and trufree)/DR Schar srl - gluten free foods. Interested parties should submit their comments by 19 January 2007. To read the notification, click here.

Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decisions

Dairy Crest Group plc/certain assets/Arla Foods UK plc - fresh processed milk. To read the full text decision, click here.

Irish News Ltd/Farm Week assets from Johnston Press plc - publications. To read the full text decision, click here.

Mergers Cleared - Undertakings in Lieu of Reference

Aggregate Industries Limited/Foster Yeoman Limited - aggregates and asphalt. To read the press release, click here.

Miscellaneous

Ofgem has published its decision document in relation to the entry arrangements for connecting to the gas distribution network. To read the document, click here.

Ofgem has published a letter with regard to the regulatory arrangements for the new Dutch-GB electricity interconnector: the BritNed interconnector. To read the letter, click here.

ORR has published the Periodic Review 2008 - Train operators compensation from possessions. To read the document, click here.

The OTA has published its Telecommunications Adjudicator Update for December 2006. To read the update, click here.

The DTI has published the current energy statistics. To read the press release, click here.