CR Focus 29th
July 2008
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers - Invitation to Comment |
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EMCC >>>more>>>
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KLM/Martinair >>>more>>>
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Mondi/Loparex Assets >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Porsche/Volkswagen >>>more>>>
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| State Aid |
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EC publishes Community Guidelines on State Aid for Railway
Undertakings >>>more>>>
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EC approves German State Aid for infrastructure at Leipzig
Halle Airport but prohibits certain guarantees for DHL operation
>>>more>>>
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EC opens formal investigation into German aid regarding financial
arrangements to Munich Airport's Terminal 2 >>>more>>>
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Aid No: C 26/08 - Italian aid to Alitalia >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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EC opens public consultation on functioning of Regulation
1/2003, which sets out procedural rules for investigating
anticompetitive conduct >>>more>>>
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COMP/M.4731: Google/DoubleClick - Rapporteur: Belgium - Opinion
of the Advisory Committee, Final Report of the Hearing Officer
and Summary of the Commission Decision dated 11 March 2008
>>>more>>>
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EC invites tenders for study on counterfactual scenarios to
restructuring State aid >>>more>>>
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EC invites tenders for study on quantification of harm suffered
by victims of competition law infringements >>>more>>>
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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Ofcom: "Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Communication Services
on Aircraft) (Exemption) Regulations 2008" >>>more>>>
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Ofgem: "Delivering the electricity distribution structure
of charges project: decision on a common methodology for use
of system charges from April 2010, consultation on the methodology
to be applied across DNOs and consultation on governance arrangements"
>>>more>>>
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OFT opens consultation into Competition Guidance for the Bus
Sector >>>more>>>
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| CAT |
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BCL Old Co Limited (2) DFL Old Co Limited (3) PFF Old Co Limited
(4) Deans Foods Limited v (1) BASF AG (2) BASF plc (3) Frank
Wright Limited >>>more>>>
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Grampian Country Food Group v Sanofi-Aventis and others >>>more>>>
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Independent Media Support Limited v Office of Communications
>>>more>>>
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Rapture Television plc v Office of Communications >>>more>>>
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Telefonica O2 UK Limited v Office of Communications >>>more>>>
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Tesco v Competition Commission >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Interfloor Limited/Stikatak Limited >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom publishes new simpler and shorter Advertising Code >>>more>>>
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Ofgem publishes document setting out types of initiatives
energy suppliers can include towards the social spend commitments
agreed with Government >>>more>>>
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Ofgem publishes Annual Report 2007-2008 >>>more>>>
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers - Invitations
to Comment |
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COMP/M.4922: EMCC - electricity transmission systems, power
exchanges. Interested parties should submit their comments
by 3 August 2008. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.5141: KLM/Martinair - air transport, freight and
passenger. Interested parties should submit their comments
by 1 August 2008. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.5155: Mondi/Loparex Assets - manufacture of paper and
packaging products. Interested parties should submit their
comments by 2 August 2008. To read the notification, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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COMP/M.5250: Porsche/Volkswagen - manufacture and distribution
of passenger cars and commercial vehicles. To read the press
release, click
here.
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| State Aid |
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The European Commission has published Community Guidelines
on State Aid for Railway Undertakings. To read the document,
click
here.
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The European Commission has approved the German State Aid
for infrastructure at Leipzig Halle Airport but has prohibited
certain guarantees for the operation of DHL at the airport
as this would distort competition. To read the press release,
click
here.
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The European Commission has opened a formal investigation
into the German aid into financial arrangements with regard
to Munich Airport's Terminal 2. To read the press release,
click
here.
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Aid No: C 26/08 (ex NN 31/08) - Italian aid in the form of
a loan of EUR 300 million to Alitalia. Interested parties
should submit their comments by 22 August 2008. To read the
notification, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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The European Commission has opened a public consultation on
the functioning of Regulation 1/2003, which sets out the procedural
rules for investigating anticompetitive conduct. Interested
parties should submit their comments by 30 September 2008.
To read the press release, click
here and here.
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The Opinion of the Advisory Committee, Final Report of the
Hearing Officer and Summary of the Commission Decision dated
11 March 2008 in COMP/M.4731: Google/DoubleClick - Rapporteur:
Belgium. To read the documents, click
here, here,
and here.
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The European Commission has invited tenders for a study on
counterfactual scenarios to restructuring State aid: observed
developments
when no aid is granted to firms in difficulty To the documents,
click
here.
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The European Commission has invited tenders for a study on
the quantification of the harm suffered by victims of competition
law infringements. To read the documents, click
here.
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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Ofcom has opened a consultation into its proposal to make
the Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Communication Services on
Aircraft) (Exemption) Regulations 2008. Interested parties
should submit their comments by 29 August 2008. To read the
consultation, click
here.
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Ofgem has opened a consultation into "Delivering the
electricity distribution structure of charges project: decision
on a common methodology for use of system charges from April
2010, consultation on the methodology to be applied across
DNOs and consultation on governance arrangements". Interested
parties should submit their comments by 19 August 2008. To
read the notification, click
here.
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The OFT has opened a consultation into Competition Guidance
for the Bus Sector. Interested parties should submit their
comments by 17 October 2008. To read the consultation, click
here.
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| CAT |
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BCL Old Co Limited (2) DFL Old Co Limited (3) PFF Old
Co Limited (4) Deans Foods Limited v (1) BASF AG (2) BASF
plc (3) Frank Wright Limited. The CAT has published the Transcript
of Hearing of Preliminary Issue on whether the claim for damages
is time barred. To read the document, click
here.
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Grampian Country Food Group v Sanofi-Aventis and others. The
CAT has published the Order of the Tribunal and Claim for
Damages. To read the documents, click
here and here.
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Independent Media Support Limited v Office of Communications.
The CAT has published two Orders of the Tribunal and its Ruling
refusing Permission to Appeal. To read the documents, click
here, here
and here.
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Rapture Television plc v Office of Communications. The CAT
has published its judgment refusing Rapture TV permission
to appeal. To read the judgment, click
here.
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Telefonica O2 UK Limited v Office of Communications. The CAT
has published the transcript of the hearing of the preliminary
issue (Days 1 and 2) as to whether the CAT has jurisdiction
to hear the appeal. To read the transcripts, click
here and here.
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Tesco v Competition Commission. The CAT has published the
Summary of Application. To read the Summary, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Interfloor Limited/Stikatak Limited - flooring accessories.
To read the decision, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom has published a new simpler and shorter Advertising
Code. To read the press release, click
here and
here.
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Ofgem has published a document setting out the types of initiatives
energy suppliers can include towards the social spend commitments
agreed with Government, specifying that social tariffs must
be as good as the supplier's lowest tariff. To read the document,
click
here.
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Ofgem has published its Annual Report 2007-2008. To read the
report, click
here.
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