CR Focus 20th
May 2008
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| In
the News |
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EC closes investigation into alleged cartel of transport of
bulk liquids by sea without a finding of infringement >>>more>>> |
OECD publishes Competition Policy Roundtable discussion on Dynamic
Efficiencies in Merger Analysis >>>more>>> |
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers Invitation to Comment |
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European Mergers - Requests for Comment >>>more>>>
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| Mergers - In Depth
Investigations |
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StatoilHydro/ConocoPhillips (Jet) >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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TomTom/Tele Atlas >>>more>>>
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Autogrill/World Duty Free >>>more>>>
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| Speeches |
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Joaquín Almunia speech: "10 years of Economic
and Monetary Union: time for assessment" >>>more>>>
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Meglena Kuneva speech: "Airline Ticket Sweep Investigation"
>>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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EC formally requested Spain to withdraw conditions imposed
by Spanish Energy Regulator on acquisition of ENDESA by ENEL
and ACCIONA in accordance with Commission Decision >>>more>>>
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European Parliament welcomes European Commission White Paper
on Sport >>>more>>>
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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Ofgem: EDF Energy (IDNO) Ltd - Licence application >>>more>>>
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Ofgem: Long-Term Electricity Network Scenarios (LENS) Interim
Report and third consultation >>>more>>>
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| Competition Commission |
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CC to consult on new merger remedies guidelines >>>more>>>
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| CAT |
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The Number (UK) Limited and Conduit Enterprises Limited v
Office of Communications >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Invitation to Comment |
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Babcock International Group plc/the Strachan & Henshaw
division of Weir Group plc >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Full Text Decisions |
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General Healthcare Group/assets/Nuffield Hospitals - private
medical services >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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E.ON UK plc/the public lighting business of AAB holdings Limited
and AAB Limited >>>more>>>
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Genus plc/Local Breeders Limited >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom publishes update on Pay TV market investigation and
assessment of Sky's pay DTT proposal >>>more>>>
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Ofcom publishes document outlining spectrum usage rights and
verification approaches >>>more>>>
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Ofwat opens review of competition in water and sewerage industries:
Part II >>>more>>>
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Postcomm publishes findings of market research and econometric
modelling into demand and funding of universal services >>>more>>>
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| In
the News |
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European Commission has closed its investigation into
the alleged cartel of transport of bulk liquids by sea without
a finding of infringement. To read the press release, click
here.
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The OECD has published its Competition Policy Roundtable
discussion on Dynamic Efficiencies in Merger Analysis. To
read the policy roundtable, click
here.
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers
Invitation to Comment |
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COMP/M.5066: Eurogate/APMM - stevedoring services, containerised
liner shipping, terminal services, inland transportation,
logistics, harbour towing, oil and gas exploration. Interested
parties should submit their comments by 24 May 2008. To read
the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.5086: BAT/Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni - marketing,
manufacture and sale of cigarettes and tobacco products. Interested
parties should submit their comments by 24 May 2008. To read
the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.5121: News Corp/Premiere - diversified media and entertainment
company, pay TV platform. Interested parties should submit
their comments by 24 May 2008. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.5126: Ineos/BASF Assets - manufacture of speciality
and intermediate chemicals. Interested parties should submit
their comments by 26 May 2008. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.5135: Renolit/Evonik Degussa/Suncoat - thermoplastic
films, chemical products, technical films. Interested parties
should submit their comments by 26 May 2008. To read the notification,
click
here.
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COMP/M.5157: Volkswagen/Scania - manufacture of motor vehicles.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 27 May
2008. To read the notification,
click here.
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COMP/M.5171: Enel/Acciona/Endesa - generation, distribution
and supply of electricity, real estate projects, transport,
urban and environmental services, renewable energies. Interested
parties should submit their comments by 27 May 2008. To read
the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.5174: Iberia/ST Aerospace/JV - air transport of passengers
and cargo, aircraft maintenance, landing gears. Candidate
for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit
their comments by 27 May 2008. To read the notification, click
here.
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| Mergers - In Depth
Investigations |
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COMP/M.4919: StatoilHydro/ConocoPhillips (Jet) - oil and
gas, motor fuels retail stations. Interested parties should
submit their comments by 1 June 2008. To read the press release,
click
here and here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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COMP/M.4854: TomTom/Tele Atlas - navigational systems and
mapping technology. To read the press release, click
here.
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COMP/M.5123: Autogrill/World Duty Free - food, beverages,
retail travel services. To read the press release, click
here.
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| Speeches |
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Joaquín Almunia speech: "10 years of Economic
and Monetary Union: time for assessment". To read the
speech, click
here.
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Meglena Kuneva speech: "Airline Ticket Sweep Investigation".
To read the speech, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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The European Commission has formally requested Spain to
withdraw the conditions imposed by the Spanish Energy Regulator
on the acquisition of ENDESA by ENEL and ACCIONA in accordance
with the December 2007 Commission Decision. To read the press
release, click
here.
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The European Parliament has welcomed the European Commission
White Paper on Sport. To read the press release, click
here.
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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Ofgem has opened a consultation into EDF Energy (IDNO) Ltd
- Licence application. Interested parties should submit their
comments by 18 June 2008. To read the consultation, click
here.
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Ofgem has opened a consultation into the Long-Term Electricity
Network Scenarios (LENS) Interim Report and third consultation.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 10 June
2008. To read the consultation, click
here.
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| Competition Commission |
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The Competition Commission is to consult on the new merger
remedies guidelines. To read the document, click
here and here.
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| CAT |
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The Number (UK) Limited and Conduit Enterprises Limited v
Office of Communications. The CAT has published the Summary
of Appeal. To read the summary, click
here.
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| Mergers Invitation
to Comment |
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Babcock International Group plc/the Strachan & Henshaw
division of Weir Group plc - engineering for the defence and
nuclear industries. Interested parties should submit their
comments by 27 May 2008. To read the notification, click
here.
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| Mergers Full Text Decisions |
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General Healthcare Group/assets/Nuffield Hospitals - private
medical services. To read the full text, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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E.ON UK plc/the public lighting business of AAB holdings Limited
and AAB Limited - street lighting. To read the decision, click
here.
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Genus plc/Local Breeders Limited - bovine genetics. To read
the decision, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom has published an update on its Pay TV market investigation
and its assessment of Sky's pay DTT proposal. To read the
press release, click
here.
|
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Ofcom has published a document outlining spectrum usage rights
and the verification approaches. To read the document, click
here.
|
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Ofwat has opened a review of competition in the water and
sewerage industries: Part II. To read the document, click
here and here.
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Postcomm has published the findings of its market research
and econometric modelling into the demand and funding of universal
services. To read the press release, click
here and here.
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