CR Focus 29th
April 2008
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| In
the News |
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OFT: Apology to Wm Morrison Supermarkets >>>more>>>
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OFT: Investigation into tobacco manufacturers and retailers
over retail price coordination >>>more>>>
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OFT: Investigation into top four supermarkets for fixing prices
of health, beauty and grocery products >>>more>>>
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French Appeals Court reverses national competition authority's
decision that GSK abused its dominant position >>>more>>>
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| European Courts |
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Commission v Salzgitter - recovery of unlawful State Aid >>>more>>>
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Arcor v Germany - communications network access charges >>>more>>>
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Commission v Spain - E.ON/Endesa >>>more>>>
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| Mergers - Invitations
to Comment |
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Bosch/Mahle/JV >>>more>>>
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Indra/Sita France/Renault >>>more>>>
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| Mergers - In Depth
Investigations |
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ABF/GBI Business >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Marel/Stork Food Systems >>>more>>>
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Roxel/Protac >>>more>>>
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GDF/Suez/Teeside Power >>>more>>>
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DOW/Chevron Phillips Chemical/Americas Styrenics (JV) >>>more>>>
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Tata Motors/Jaguar/Land Rover >>>more>>>
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| Speeches |
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Neelie Kroes: "Consumers at the heart of EU Competition"
>>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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European Ombudsman: Complaint 3502/2004/GG >>>more>>>
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Committee of the Regions: Opinion on 'The White Paper on Sport'
>>>more>>>
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Directive on mediation in civil and commercial matters adopted
>>>more>>>
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ERG Report on Monitoring of Conformity with ERG Common Positions:
Lessons Learned from Broadband Questionnaires and Next Steps
published >>>more>>>
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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CC: Emerging thinking on BAA airports market investigation
published >>>more>>>
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: The Television Multiplex
Services (Reservation of Digital Capacity) Order 2008 >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Referred to
the Competition Commission |
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CineWorld/Standard Life Property Income Trust (Cinema Business
operating at the Hollywood Green Leisure Park, Wood Green)
>>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared Subject
to Undertakings |
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Transocean/GlobalSantaFe >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Ladbrokes/Eastwood Bookmakers >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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OFT: Economic discussion paper on "Interactions between
competition and consumer policy" >>>more>>>
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High court confirms that personal current account unarranged
overdraft charges can be assessed for fairness >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: Third party review of regulatory arrangements for premium
rate services >>>more>>>
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Ofgem: formal investigation into npower selling activities
launched >>>more>>>
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Ofwat: Third party research on consumers views on water charging
published >>>more>>>
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| In
the News |
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OFT: Apology to Wm Morrison Supermarkets published. To
read the apology, click
here.
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Tobacco manufacturers and retailers investigated over
retail price coordination. To read the OFT press release,
click
here.
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Press reports indicate that the OFT is investigating the
top four supermarkets for fixing prices of health, beauty
and grocery products
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The French Appeals court has reversed the national competition
authority's decision of March 2007 that GSK had abused its
dominant position (predatory pricing and bundling). To read
the judgment, click
here. Please note this is only available in French.
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| European Courts |
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ECJ: Case C-408/04 P: Commission v Salzgitter - recovery
of unlawful State Aid. The ECJ reversed the CFI decision and
supported the Commission initial decision that the recovery
of unlawful aid did not result in legal uncertainty. To read
the judgment, click
here.
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ECJ: Case C-55/06: Arcor v Germany - communications network
access charges. To read the judgment, click
here.
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ECJ: Case C-196/07: Commission v Spain - E.ON/Endesa. Operative
part of the judgment dated 7 July 2007 published. To read
the notice, click
here.
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| Mergers - Invitations
to Comment |
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COMP/M.5142: Bosch/Mahle/JV - exhaust gas turbochargers.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 4 May 2008.
To read the notice, click
here.
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COMP/M.5127: Indra/Sita France/Renault - waste management
sector in France, with focus on the distribution and deconstruction
of out-of-use vehicles. Interested parties should submit their
comments by 6 May 2008. To read the notice, click
here.
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| Mergers - In Depth
Investigations |
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COMP/M.4980: ABF/GBI Business - wholesale and retail of
food, sugar, agriculture, yeast. parties should submit their
comments by 8 May 2008. To read the notice, click
here. To read the press release, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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COMP/M.5125: Marel/Stork Food Systems - manufacture and
sale of machinery and equipment for the processing of livestock
- poultry, fish and red meat. To read the press release, click
here.
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COMP/M.5032: Roxel/Protac - supply of propulsion systems
for guided weapons. To read the press release, click
here.
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COMP/M.5092: GDF/Suez/Teeside Power - electricity and
steam generation. Cleared under the simplified procedure.
No link available.
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COMP/M.5119: DOW/Chevron Phillips Chemical/Americas Styrenics
(JV) - production of styrene and polystyrene. Cleared under
the simplified procedure. No link available.
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COMP/M.5069: Tata Motors/Jaguar/Land Rover - manufacture of
cars and sports utility vehicles. Cleared under the simplified
procedure. No link available.
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| Speeches |
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Neelie Kroes: "Consumers at the heart of EU Competition".
To read the speech, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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European Ombudsman: Complaint 3502/2004/GG. The Ombudsman
found that the Commission did not mishandle a complaint and
the time taken to reject the complaint was not excessive.
To read the decision, click
here.
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Committee of the Regions: Opinion on 'The White Paper
on Sport' dated 7 February 2008 published. To read the opinion,
click
here.
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Directive on mediation in civil and commercial matters adopted.
To read the press release, click
here. To read the Commission's memo on mediation, click
here.
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European Regulators Group: ERG Report on Monitoring of
Conformity with ERG Common Positions: Lessons Learned from
Broadband Questionnaires and Next Steps published. To read
the report, click
here. To read the annex, click
here.
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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Competition Commission: Emerging thinking on BAA airports
market investigation published. Responses to the emerging
thinking should be submitted by 30 May 2008. To read the press
release, click
here. To read the emerging thinking report, click
here.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Consultation on The
Television Multiplex Services (Reservation of Digital Capacity)
Order 2008. Responses should be submitted by 9 May 2008. To
read the consultation, click
here.
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| Mergers Referred to
the Competition Commission |
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CineWorld/Standard Life Property Income Trust (Cinema Business
operating at the Hollywood Green Leisure Park, Wood Green)
- cinemas. Full text of the referral decision dated 17 March
2008 published. To read the decision, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared Subject
to Undertakings |
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Transocean/GlobalSantaFe - offshore oil and gas drilling
services. Full text of clearance (subject to undertakings)
decision dated 11 April 2008 published. To read the decision,
click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Ladbrokes/Eastwood Bookmakers - off-course licensed bookmakers.
Full text of clearance decision dated 16 April 2008 published.
To read the decision, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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OFT: Economic discussion paper on "Interactions between
competition and consumer policy" published. To read the
paper, click
here.
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High court confirms that personal current account unarranged
overdraft charges can be assessed for fairness. To read the
OFT press release, click
here. To read the High Court's judgment, click
here.
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Ofcom: Third party review of regulatory arrangements for premium
rate services dated 6 November 2007 published. To read the
press release, click
here. To read the review, click
here.
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Ofgem: formal investigation into npower selling activities
launched. To read the press release, click
here.
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Ofwat: Third party research on consumers views on water charging
published. To read the report, click
here.
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