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CR Focus 29th April 2008
 
In the News

OFT: Apology to Wm Morrison Supermarkets >>>more>>>

OFT: Investigation into tobacco manufacturers and retailers over retail price coordination >>>more>>>

OFT: Investigation into top four supermarkets for fixing prices of health, beauty and grocery products >>>more>>>

French Appeals Court reverses national competition authority's decision that GSK abused its dominant position >>>more>>>

 
European Notifications and Publications
European Courts

Commission v Salzgitter - recovery of unlawful State Aid >>>more>>>

Arcor v Germany - communications network access charges >>>more>>>

Commission v Spain - E.ON/Endesa >>>more>>>

Mergers - Invitations to Comment

Bosch/Mahle/JV >>>more>>>

Indra/Sita France/Renault >>>more>>>

Mergers - In Depth Investigations

ABF/GBI Business >>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared

Marel/Stork Food Systems >>>more>>>

Roxel/Protac >>>more>>>

GDF/Suez/Teeside Power >>>more>>>

DOW/Chevron Phillips Chemical/Americas Styrenics (JV) >>>more>>>

Tata Motors/Jaguar/Land Rover >>>more>>>

Speeches

Neelie Kroes: "Consumers at the heart of EU Competition" >>>more>>>

Miscellaneous

European Ombudsman: Complaint 3502/2004/GG >>>more>>>

Committee of the Regions: Opinion on 'The White Paper on Sport' >>>more>>>

Directive on mediation in civil and commercial matters adopted >>>more>>>

ERG Report on Monitoring of Conformity with ERG Common Positions: Lessons Learned from Broadband Questionnaires and Next Steps published >>>more>>>

 

UK Notifications & Publications
Consultations

CC: Emerging thinking on BAA airports market investigation published >>>more>>>

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: The Television Multiplex Services (Reservation of Digital Capacity) Order 2008 >>>more>>>

Mergers Referred to the Competition Commission

CineWorld/Standard Life Property Income Trust (Cinema Business operating at the Hollywood Green Leisure Park, Wood Green) >>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared Subject to Undertakings

Transocean/GlobalSantaFe >>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared

Ladbrokes/Eastwood Bookmakers >>>more>>>

Miscellaneous

OFT: Economic discussion paper on "Interactions between competition and consumer policy" >>>more>>>

High court confirms that personal current account unarranged overdraft charges can be assessed for fairness >>>more>>>

Ofcom: Third party review of regulatory arrangements for premium rate services >>>more>>>

Ofgem: formal investigation into npower selling activities launched >>>more>>>

Ofwat: Third party research on consumers views on water charging published >>>more>>>

 
In the News

OFT: Apology to Wm Morrison Supermarkets published. To read the apology, click here.

Tobacco manufacturers and retailers investigated over retail price coordination. To read the OFT press release, click here.

Press reports indicate that the OFT is investigating the top four supermarkets for fixing prices of health, beauty and grocery products

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.

 
European Notifications and Publications
European Courts

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.

ECJ: Case C-55/06: Arcor v Germany - communications network access charges. To read the judgment, click here.

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.

Mergers - Invitations to Comment

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.

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.

Mergers - In Depth Investigations

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.

Mergers Cleared

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.

COMP/M.5032: Roxel/Protac - supply of propulsion systems for guided weapons. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.5092: GDF/Suez/Teeside Power - electricity and steam generation. Cleared under the simplified procedure. No link available.

COMP/M.5119: DOW/Chevron Phillips Chemical/Americas Styrenics (JV) - production of styrene and polystyrene. Cleared under the simplified procedure. No link available.

COMP/M.5069: Tata Motors/Jaguar/Land Rover - manufacture of cars and sports utility vehicles. Cleared under the simplified procedure. No link available.

Speeches

Neelie Kroes: "Consumers at the heart of EU Competition". To read the speech, click here.

Miscellaneous

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.

Committee of the Regions: Opinion on 'The White Paper on Sport' dated 7 February 2008 published. To read the opinion, click here.

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.

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.

 
UK Notifications & Publications
Consultations

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.

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.

Mergers Referred to the Competition Commission

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.

Mergers Cleared Subject to Undertakings

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.

Mergers Cleared

Ladbrokes/Eastwood Bookmakers - off-course licensed bookmakers. Full text of clearance decision dated 16 April 2008 published. To read the decision, click here.

Miscellaneous

OFT: Economic discussion paper on "Interactions between competition and consumer policy" published. To read the paper, click here.

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.

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.

Ofgem: formal investigation into npower selling activities launched. To read the press release, click here.

Ofwat: Third party research on consumers views on water charging published. To read the report, click here.