CR Focus 27th
August 2008
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers - Invitations to Comment |
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European Mergers - Requests for Comment >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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EMCC >>>more>>>
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Mondi/Loparex Assets >>>more>>>
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DuPont/Danisco >>>more>>>
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Kenwood/JVC/Holdco >>>more>>>
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Robert Bosch/Samsung/JV >>>more>>>
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| State Aid |
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French aid to reform the method of financing pensions of public-service
employees of France Télécom >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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Thomson Corporation/Reuters Group: The 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: ENW's proposal to modify its use of system charging
methodology for independent distribution network operator
>>>more>>>
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Ofgem: Five Year Strategy 2009-2014 >>>more>>>
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| CAT |
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Freightliner/EWS Railway >>>more>>>
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| Competition Commission |
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BAA Airports investigation - news release, notice of provisional
findings, provisional findings report and notice of possible
remedies >>>more>>>
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Project Kangaroo - Video on Demand (VOD) investigation -notice
of acceptance of interim undertakings >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom fines Satellite Entertainment Ltd £20,000 for
Broadcasting Code breaches on free to air "adult sex"
material >>>more>>>
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Ofgem publishes guidance for completing the Principal Statement
Information Capture System 2009-10 >>>more>>>
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers
- Invitations to Comment |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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COMP/M.5293: Santander/Alliance & Leicester - banking.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 1 September
2008. To read the notification, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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COMP/M.4922: EMCC - electricity transmission systems,
power exchanges. To read the press release, click
here.
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COMP/M.5155: Mondi/Loparex Assets - manufacture of paper and
packaging products. To read the press release, click
here.
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COMP/M.5209: DuPont/Danisco - production of chemical products
and food ingredients. To read the decision, click
here.
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COMP/M.5221: Kenwood/JVC/Holdco - electronic equipment. To
read the press release, click
here.
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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.
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| State Aid |
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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.
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| Miscellaneous |
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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.
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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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.
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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.
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| CAT |
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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.
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| Competition Commission |
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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.
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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.
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| Miscellaneous |
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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.
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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.
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