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European Commission fines members of gas insulated switchgear
cartel >>>more>>>
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European Notifications
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| Mergers - Invitation to Comment |
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European Mergers - Requests for Comments >>>more>>>
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| Mergers - Cleared |
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Telecom Italia/AOL German Access Business >>>more>>>
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Carphone Warehouse /AOL UK >>>more>>>
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Arrow Electronics/In Technology >>>more>>>
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News Corporation/Jamba/Ojom >>>more>>>
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CSN/Corus >>>more>>>
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| State Aid |
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European Commission approves Italian aid for technology-neutral
digital decoders >>>more>>>
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European Commission approves public financing by Italian government
to extend infrastructure at Tortolì-Arbatax airport
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European Commission approves regional State Aid maps 2007-2013
for Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania >>>more>>>
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European Commission opens investigation into regulated electricity
tariffs in Spain >>>more>>>
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| Speeches |
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Andris Piebalgs speech: "Biofuels and Renewable Energy
for tackling climate change" >>>more>>>
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Andris Piebalgs speech: "Energy for a Changing World:
The New European Energy Policy" >>>more>>>
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Stavros Dimas speech: "Achieving our climate change objectives
through renewable energy" >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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European Commission: adopts new "airport package"
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European Commission: closes infringement proceedings against
France over legislation preventing football and professional
sports clubs being listed on stock markets >>>more>>>
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European Commission: interim report on competition inquiry
into business insurance sector >>>more>>>
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European Commission: refers Spain to the ECJ regarding the
Spanish electricity and gas regulator >>>more>>>
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European Commission: welcomes CFI judgment dismissing France
Télécom SA, formerly Wanadoo Interactive SA's
appeal >>>more>>>
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European Commission: welcomes ECJ ruling upholding Commission's
1999 finding in relation to the seamless steel tube's cartel
case >>>more>>> |
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UK Notifications
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| Consultations |
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Ofcom: new approach to public service content in the digital
media age >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: Digital Switchover - Management of Transition Coverage
Issues >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: regulatory financial reporting obligations on BT >>>more>>>
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Ofgem: Transmission price control review: Draft licence conditions
(gas) second informal consultation >>>more>>>
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| CAT |
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Floe Telecom Limited (in liquidation) v Office of Communications
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Hutchison 3G UK Limited v Office of Communications >>>more>>>
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Independent Water Company Ltd v Water Services Regulation
Authority (formerly the Director General of Water Services
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| Competition Commission |
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OFT refers Kemira GrowHow Oyj/Terra Industries Inc merger
to the Competition Commission >>>more>>>
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| Mergers - Invitation to Comment |
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Menzies Distribution Ltd/Eason & Son (NI) Limited >>>more>>>
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Apax Partners SA/Telenor Satellite Services AG >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom: "The Communications Market Special Report Niche
ISPs" >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: update note on Monitoring and enforcement of rules
preventing annoyance caused to consumers by silent and abandoned
calls >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: Telecommunications Market Data Tables Q2 2006 >>>more>>>
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OFT and Office of Government Commerce: guide for public procurers
of construction services: 'Making competition work for you'
>>>more>>>
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OFT: economic research report looking at using commission
rates as a payment mechanism and any impact this has on competition
and consumer welfare >>>more>>>
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OFT: non-infringement decision of Gas and Electricity Markets
Authority's investigation into EDFE's alleged abuse of dominance
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European Commission fines
eleven groups of companies (ABB, Alstom, Areva, Fuji, Hitachi
Japan AE Power Systems, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Schneider,
Siemens, Toshiba and VA Tech) a total of €750 712 500
for participating in a cartel for gas insulated switchgear
projects. To read the press release, click
here and to read the questions and answers page, click
here.
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European Notifications
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| Mergers
- Invitation to Comment |
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COMP/M.4517: Iberdrola/ScottishPower - electricity and gas
supply. Interested parties should submit their comments by
3 February 2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4521: LGI/Telenet - telephone and internet access through
cable access. Interested parties should submit their comments
by 6 February 2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4547: KKR/Permira/Prosiebensat.1 - private equity,
free to air television. Interested parties should submit their
comments by 4 February 2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4558: Alpha Private Equity Funds/Non Ferrous International
Group - trade of electric, electronic, ferrous and non-ferrous
scrap. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties
should submit their comments by 5 February 2007. To read the
notification, click
here.
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| Mergers - Cleared |
COMP/M.4417: Telecom Italia/AOL German Access Business - voice
telephone, mobile services, data transmission services, internet
providers. To read the decision, click
here. |
COMP/M.4442: Carphone Warehouse /AOL UK - mobile communications,
fixed line telecommunications, internet services. To read the
decision, click
here. |
COMP/M.4446: Arrow Electronics/In Technology - electronic and
computer components. To read the decision, click
here. |
COMP/M.4479: News Corporation/Jamba/Ojom - mobile phone entertainment
and content. To read the decision, click
here. |
COMP/M.4515: CSN/Corus - steel products. To read the press release,
click
here. |
| State Aid |
The European Commission has approved the aid to Italy in respect
of technology-neutral digital decoders. To read the press release,
click
here. |
The European Commission has approved the public financing by
the Italian government for the extension of infrastructure at
the Tortolì-Arbatax airport. To read the press release,
click
here. |
The European Commission has approved the regional State Aid
maps 2007-2013 for Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania. To read the
press release, click
here. |
The
European Commission has opened an investigation into regulated
electricity tariffs in Spain. To read the press release, click
here. |
| Speeches |
Andris Piebalgs speech: "Biofuels and Renewable Energy
for tackling climate change". To read the speech, click
here. |
Andris Piebalgs speech: "Energy for a Changing World: The
New European Energy Policy". To raed the speech, click
here. |
Stavros Dimas speech: "Achieving our climate change objectives
through renewable energy". To read the speech, click
here. |
| Miscellaneous |
The European Commission has adopted an "airport package"
involving three main initiatives: a proposal for a directive
on airport charges, a communication on airport capacity, efficiency
and safety in Europe and a report on the implementation of the
ground handling directive. To read the press release, click
here. |
The European Commission has closed the infringement proceedings
against France regarding the legislation preventing football
and other professional sports clubs from being listed on stock
markets. To read the press release, click
here. |
The European Commission has published its interim report on
the competition inquiry into the business insurance sector,
with a public hearing to be held in February. To read the press
release, click
here. |
The European Commission has referred Spain to the ECJ regarding
law extending the functions of the Spanish electricity and gas
regulator. To read the press release, click
here. |
The European Commission has welcomed the CFI judgment dismissing
the appeal by France Télécom SA, formerly Wanadoo
Interactive SA,. To read the press release, click
here. |
The European Commission has welcomed the ECJ's ruling upholding
the Commission's 1999 finding in relation to the seamless steel
tube's cartel case. To read the press release, click
here. |
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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Ofcom has opened a consultation into a new approach to public
service content in the digital media age. Interested parties
should submit their comments by 23 March 2007. To read the
consultation, click
here and to read the press release, click
here.
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Ofcom has opened a consultation into Digital Switchover -
Management of Transition Coverage Issues. Interested parties
should submit their comments by 6 March 2007. To read the
consultation, click
here and to read the press release, click
here.
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Ofcom has opened a consultation into the regulatory financial
reporting obligations on BT. Interested parties should submit
their comments by 23 March 2007. To read the consultation,
click
here.
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Ofgem has opened a consultation into Transmission price control
review: Draft licence conditions (gas) second informal consultation.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 9 February
2007. To read the consultation, click
here and here.
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| CAT |
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Floe Telecom Limited (in liquidation) v Office of Communications.
The CAT has published its Order of the Tribunal. To read the
Order, click
here.
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Hutchison 3G UK Limited v Office of Communications. The CAT
has published its Order (withdrawal and costs). To read the
order, click
here.
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Independent Water Company Ltd v Water Services Regulation
Authority (formerly the Director General of Water Services).
The CAT has published its Judgment on Admissibility. To read
the judgement, click
here.
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| Competition Commission |
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The OFT has referred the proposed joint venture between Kemira
GrowHow Oyj and Terra Industries Inc of their UK fertiliser
and process chemicals businesses to the Competition Commission.
The CC is expected to report by 12 July 2007. Interested parties
should submit their comments by 16 February 2007 To read the
referal, click
here and to read the press releases, click
here and here.
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| Mergers - Invitation to Comment |
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Menzies Distribution Ltd/Eason & Son (NI) Limited - wholesale
newspaper and magazine distribution services. Interested parties
should submit their comments by 9 February 2007. To read the
notification, click
here.
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Apax Partners SA/Telenor Satellite Services AG - distribution
of satellite telecommunications services. Interested parties
should submit their comments by 7 February 2007. To read the
notification, click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom has published "The Communications Market Special
Report Niche ISPs". To read the report, click
here and to read the press release, click
here.
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Ofcom has published an update note regarding its own-initiative
investigation: Monitoring and enforcement of rules preventing
annoyance caused to consumers by silent and abandoned calls.
To read the update, click
here.
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Ofcom has published its Telecommunications Market Data Tables
Q2 2006. To read the tables, click
here. |
The OFT and the Office of Government Commerce have published
a guide for public procurers of construction services: 'Making
competition work for you'. To read the guide, click
here. |
The OFT has published an economic research report looking
at using commission rates as a payment mechanism and any impact
this has on competition and consumer welfare. To read the press
release, click
here. |
The OFT has published the non-infringement decision findings
of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority's investigation
into EDFE's alleged abuse of dominance by refusing to supply
meter data services. To read the press release, click
here. |
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