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CR Focus 29th August 2007

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European Notifications and Publications
Mergers - Invitations to Comment

European Mergers - Requests for Comments>>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared

Philips/Avent >>>more>>>

Schneider Electric/APC >>>more>>>

SES Astra/Eutelsat/JV >>>more>>>

Travelport/Worldspan >>>more>>>

Syral/Tate&Lyle assets >>>more>>>

Apax Partners/Telenor Satellite Services >>>more>>>

T-Mobile/Orange Netherlands >>>more>>>

Teck Cominco/Aur Resources >>>more>>>

Miscellaneous

EC adopts proposal to select systems for mobile satellite services allowing innovative services, such as mobile TV, broadband data and emergency communications >>>more>>>

EC reports that all mobile operators have now advised new Eurotariffs >>>more>>>

EC sends Statement of Objections to Rambus >>>more>>>

 

UK Notifications & Publications
Consultations

Ofcom: "Supplying numbers for 09 premium rate services" >>>more>>>

CAT

Floe Telecom Limited (in liquidation) v Office of Communications >>>more>>>

ME Burgess, JJ Burgess and SJ Burgess (trading as JJ Burgess & Sons) v W Austin & Sons (Stevenage) Limited and Harwood Park Crematorium Limited >>>more>>>

Competition Commission

CC gives notice of decision to release Undertakings regarding temporary price controls on SME banks >>>more>>>

Mergers Invitation to Comment

UK Mergers - Requests for Comments >>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared

Amstrad plc/British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (through its subsidiary Sky Digital Supplies Limited) >>>more>>>

Arriva plc/the Darlington local bus service business of Stagecoach Group plc >>>more>>>

iSOFT Group plc/CompuGROUP UK Ltd >>>more>>>

Pearson plc/Harcourt businesses from Reed Elsevier plc >>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decisions

Tesco Holdings plc/Dobbies Garden Centres plc >>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared - Subject to Undertakings

Lloyds Pharmacy Limited/Independent Pharmacy Care Centres plc >>>more>>>

Miscellaneous

Ofcom - update on investigation into "Reported Levels of Telecoms Mis-selling and Slamming" >>>more>>>

Ofcom - The Communications Market 2007 (August) >>>more>>>

Ofocm - notice of intention to end frequency coordination and site clearance processes on 31/08/07 >>>more>>>

Postcomm - "Competition is helping the mail industry adapt to a fast-changing communications market" >>>more>>>

 
European Notifications and Publications
Mergers - Invitation to Comment

COMP/M.4725: Merrill Lynch/Abbey National/JV - banking, non-conforming mortgages, payment protection insurance. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 31 August 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4778: Ericsson/LHS - mobile and fixed telecommunications, billing and customer care software. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 1 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4809: France Télécom/Mid Europa Partners/One - fixed and mobile telephony, private equity. Interested parties should submit their comments by 7 July 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4834: ALSTOM/Ecotècnia - telecoms/media, construction, power generation, rail transport. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 1 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4843: RBS/ABN AMRO assets - banking. Interested parties should submit their comments by 1 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4844: Fortis/ABN AMRO assets - banking. Interested parties should submit their comments by 1 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4845: Santander/ABN AMRO assets - banking. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 1 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4847: Ineos/Champagne Céréales/Thywissen/JV - petro and speciality chemicals, oil products, agricultural co-op, food industry, biodiesel. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 1 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4875: Deutsche Bank/Abbey Life - banking, closed life insurance. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 4 July 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4877: Groupama/Nuova Tirrena - banking, life and non-life insurances. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 1 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

Mergers Cleared

COMP/M.4265: Philips/Avent - baby care products. To read the decision, click here.

COMP/M.4475: Schneider Electric/APC - electrical distribution, power solutions. To read the decision, click here.

COMP/M.4477: SES Astra/Eutelsat/JV - satellite based broadcast and broadcast solutions for TV, radio, internet, mobile, two way voice and data communications. To read the decision, click here.

COMP/M.4523: Travelport/Worldspan - travel distribution services. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.4667: Syral/Tate&Lyle assets - starch sweeteners. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.4709: Apax Partners/Telenor Satellite Services - investment fund controlling France Telecom, satellite telecommunications services. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.4748: T-Mobile/Orange Netherlands - mobile telephony services. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.4826: Teck Cominco/Aur Resources - exploration, development and production of natural resources, mining and processing of zinc, copper, silver and gold. To read the decision, click here.

Miscellaneous

The European Commission has adopted a proposal to select systems for mobile satellite services allowing innovative services, such as mobile TV, broadband data and emergency communications. To read the press release click here. and click here. and to read the FAQs, click here.

The European Commission has reported that following their "name and shame" exercise with regard to roaming charges, all mobile operators have now advised of their new Eurotariffs. To read the press release, click here. and click here.

The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Rambus, who designs, develops and licenses high bandwidth chip connection technologies for computers, consumer electronic and communication products. To read the press release, click here.

 
UK Notifications & Publications
Consultations

Ofcom has opened a consultation into Supplying numbers for 09 premium rate services. Interested parties should submit their comments by 24 September 2007. To read the consultation, click here.

CAT

Floe Telecom Limited (in liquidation) v Office of Communications. The CAT has published the Order of the Court of Appeal. To read the Order, click here.

ME Burgess, JJ Burgess and SJ Burgess (trading as JJ Burgess & Sons) v W Austin & Sons (Stevenage) Limited and Harwood Park Crematorium Limited. The CAT has published the Notice of Claim for Damages. To read the Notice, click here.

Competition Commission

The Competition Commission has given notice of its decision to release Undertakings in relation to temporary price controls on SME banks. To read the notice, click here. and to read the press release, click here. and click here.

Mergers Invitation to Comment

Groupe Steria SCA/Xansa plc - IT services. Interested parties should submit their comments by 4 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.

Loomis UK Limited/the cash handling operations of Brinks Limited - security and related activities. Interested parties should submit their comments by 4 September 2007. To read the notification, click here.
Luxottica Group S.p.A./Oakley Inc - sunglasses and prescription sunglasses. Interested parties should submit their comments by 6 September 2008. To read the notification, click here.
Mergers Cleared

Amstrad plc/British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (through its subsidiary Sky Digital Supplies Limited) - supply of satellite set top boxes and internet services. To read the decision, click here.

Arriva plc/the Darlington local bus service business of Stagecoach Group plc - local bus services. To read the decision, click here.

iSOFT Group plc/CompuGROUP UK Ltd - IT software for the healthcare industry. To read the decision, click here.

Pearson plc/Harcourt businesses from Reed Elsevier plc - educational publishing. To read the decision, click here.

Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decisions

Tesco Holdings plc/Dobbies Garden Centres plc - garden centres. To read read the full text decision, click here.

Mergers Cleared - Subject to Undertakings

Lloyds Pharmacy Limited/Independent Pharmacy Care Centres plc - pharmacy retail. To read the decision, click here. and to read the press release, click here.

Miscellaneous

Ofcom has published an update in relation to its investigation into "Reported Levels of Telecoms Mis-selling and Slamming". To read the update, click here.

Ofcom has published The Communications Market 2007 (August). To read the report, click here. http://www.ofcom.org.uk/research/cm/cmr07/ and to read the press release, click here.

Ofocm has published a notice of its intention to end frequency coordination and site clearance processes on 31 August 2007. To read the notice, click here.

Postcomm has reported that "Competition is helping the mail industry adapt to a fast-changing communications market". To read the press release, click here.