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CR Focus 27th August 2008
European Notifications and Publications
Mergers - Invitations to Comment

European Mergers - Requests for Comment >>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared

EMCC >>>more>>>

Mondi/Loparex Assets >>>more>>>

DuPont/Danisco >>>more>>>

Kenwood/JVC/Holdco >>>more>>>

Robert Bosch/Samsung/JV >>>more>>>

State Aid

French aid to reform the method of financing pensions of public-service employees of France Télécom >>>more>>>

Miscellaneous

Thomson Corporation/Reuters Group: The Opinion of the Advisory Committee, Final Report of the Hearing Officer and Summary of the Commission Decision >>>more>>>

   
UK Notifications & Publications
Consultations

Ofgem: ENW's proposal to modify its use of system charging methodology for independent distribution network operator >>>more>>>

Ofgem: Five Year Strategy 2009-2014 >>>more>>>

CAT

Freightliner/EWS Railway >>>more>>>

Competition Commission

BAA Airports investigation - news release, notice of provisional findings, provisional findings report and notice of possible remedies >>>more>>>

Project Kangaroo - Video on Demand (VOD) investigation -notice of acceptance of interim undertakings >>>more>>>

Miscellaneous

Ofcom fines Satellite Entertainment Ltd £20,000 for Broadcasting Code breaches on free to air "adult sex" material >>>more>>>

Ofgem publishes guidance for completing the Principal Statement Information Capture System 2009-10 >>>more>>>

 
European Notifications and Publications
Mergers - Invitations to Comment

COMP/M.5183: Centrex/ZMB/Enìa/JV - exploration, development, production, supply, transportation of gas, electricity, water, waste management. Interested parties should submit their comments by 30 August 2008. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.5237: Sodexo Pass International/Sofinco/JV - consumer credit, food collective restaurant activities, facilities management, service cards and bills. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 2 September 2008. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.5254: Acea/Ondeo Italia/Acque Blu JV - public utilities, water treatment, supply, waste management, gas and electricity. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 30 August 2008. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.5276: Diehl/Thales/Laupheim - aerospace, defence, securities, aircraft manufacture. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 31 August 2008. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.5293: Santander/Alliance & Leicester - banking. Interested parties should submit their comments by 1 September 2008. To read the notification, click here.

Mergers Cleared

COMP/M.4922: EMCC - electricity transmission systems, power exchanges. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.5155: Mondi/Loparex Assets - manufacture of paper and packaging products. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.5209: DuPont/Danisco - production of chemical products and food ingredients. To read the decision, click here.

COMP/M.5221: Kenwood/JVC/Holdco - electronic equipment. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.5227: Robert Bosch/Samsung/JV - technologies for automobile, industry, building, consumer goods, displays for monitors, mobiles, cameras, production of batteries. To read the press release, click here.

State Aid

Aid No: C 25/08 (ex NN 23/08) - French aid for the reform of the method of financing the pensions of public-service employees working for France Télécom. Interested parties should submit their comments by 21 September 2008. To read the notification, click here.

Miscellaneous

The Opinion of the Advisory Committee, Final Report of the Hearing Officer and Summary of the Commission Decision dated 19 February 2008 in COMP/M.4726 - Thomson Corporation/Reuters Group. To read the documents, click here, here and here.

 
UK Notifications & Publications
Consultations

Ofgem has opened a consultation and impact assessment on ENW/2009/001.1 Ofgem is inviting comments on ENW's proposal to modify its use of system charging methodology for independent distribution network operators (distribution reinforcement model). Interested parties should submit their comments by 2 October 2008. To read the consultation, click here.

Ofgem has opened a consultation into its Five Year Strategy 2009-2014. Interested parties should submit their comments by 25 September 2008. To read the consultation, click here.

CAT

Case 1105/5/7/08: Freightliner/EWS Railway: Freightliner's notice of a claim for damages has been published. Freightliner has commenced a claim for damages following the ORR's decision that EWS Railway abused its dominant position between 1996 and 2005 . To read the notice of a claim, click here.

Competition Commission

The Competition Commission has published a news release, notice of provisional findings, provisional findings report and notice of possible remedies in relation to the BAA Airports investigation. To read the documents, click here, here, here, and here.

The Competition Commission has published a notice of acceptance of interim undertakings in the Project Kangaroo - Video on Demand (VOD) investigation. To read the document, click here.

Miscellaneous

Ofcom has fined Satellite Entertainment Ltd £20,000 for Broadcasting Code breaches in relation to free to air "adult sex" material. To read the press release, click here and here.

Ofgem has published its guidance to water and sewage companies for completing the Principal Statement Information Capture System (PSICS) 2009-10. The PISCS enables Ofwat to check proposed charges for the coming year. To read the guidance note, click here and here.