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CR Focus 2nd September 2008
European Notifications and Publications
Mergers - Invitations to Comment

RCA/MÁV Cargo >>>more>>>

VWAG/OFH/VWGI >>>more>>>

DSV Air & Sea/ABX >>>more>>>

ERGO International/Bank Austria Creditanstalt Versicherung >>>more>>>

NTT Data/Cirquent >>>more>>>

Arques/SHC >>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared

Pernod Ricard/V&S >>>more>>>

News Corp/Premiere >>>more>>>

Pfizer/SP Assets >>>more>>>

HP/EDS >>>more>>>

Edison/Hellenic Petroleum/JV >>>more>>>

Porsche/Volkswagen >>>more>>>

Miscellaneous

EC announces price of mobile roaming for calling home whilst abroad has become cheaper but not for cross border texting >>>more>>>

Prokent/Tomra - Opinion of the Advisory Committee, Final Report of the Hearing Officer and Summary of the Commission Decision >>>more>>>

Ineos/Kerling - Opinion of the Advisory Committee, Final Report of the Hearing Officer and Summary of the Commission Decision >>>more>>>

   
UK Notifications & Publications
Consultations

Ofcom: Mobile citizens, mobile consumers >>>more>>>

Ofgem: Long-Term Electricity Network Scenarios (LENS) >>>more>>>

Ofgem: modification of licences and codes to reflect the abolition of energywatch and its replacement with NCC >>>more>>>

Ofwat: pricing section of the access codes guidance >>>more>>>

Competition Commission

Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures/National Grid Wireless Group - Notice of Acceptance of Final Undertakings >>>more>>>

Mergers Referred to the Competition Commission

Nufarm Limited of A H Marks Holdings Limited >>>more>>>

Mergers - Invitation to Comments

Inbev N.V/S.A/Anheuserbusch Companies >>>more>>>

Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decisions

Global Radio UK Ltd/GCap Media plc >>>more>>>

Miscellaneous

Ofcom publishes update note in dispute between THUS, Cable & Wireless, Global Crossing, Verizon and Virgin Media against BT over level of charges for partial private circuits >>>more>>>

Ofwat publishes Cost base feedback report: August 2008 >>>more>>>

Ofwat publishes conclusions to consultation on the future strategy for customer charges for water and sewerage services >>>more>>>

Postcomm publishes "observations" document on Royal Mail's completed consultation into proposed changes to RMW Access Contracts (Zonal and Access) >>>more>>>

 
European Notifications and Publications
Mergers - Invitations to Comment

COMP/M.5096: RCA/MÁV Cargo - freight transport and forwarding. Interested parties should submit their comments by 9 September 2008. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.5219: VWAG/OFH/VWGI - manufacture of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles and spare parts. Interested parties should submit their comments by 9 September 2008. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.5258: DSV Air & Sea/ABX - transport and logistics. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 9 September 2008. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.5265: ERGO International/Bank Austria Creditanstalt Versicherung - insurance and reinsurance. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 9 September 2008. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.5302: NTT Data/Cirquent - telecommunications, data and IT services. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 6 September 2008. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.5303: Arques/SHC - restructuring, wholesale, retail of information technology, telecommunications, home-media products. Interested parties should submit their comments by 7 September 2008. To read the notification, click here.

Mergers Cleared

COMP/M.5114: Pernod Ricard/V&S - production and distribution of wines and spirits. To read the decision, click here.

COMP/M.5121: News Corp/Premiere - diversified media and entertainment company, pay TV platform. To read the decision, click here.

COMP/M.5195: Pfizer/SP Assets - human and animal healthcare products. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.5197: HP/EDS - provision of IT services and solutions. To read the decision, click here.

COMP/M.5249: Edison/Hellenic Petroleum/JV - gas and electricity generation, refining of crude oil. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.5250: Porsche/Volkswagen - manufacture and distribution of passenger cars and commercial vehicles. To read the decision, click here.

Miscellaneous

The European Commission has announced that the price of roaming prices for calling home whilst abroad has become cheaper again, but not for cross border texting yet. To read the press release, click here.

The Opinion of the Advisory Committee, Final Report of the Hearing Officer and Summary of the Commission Decision dated 29 March 2006 in COMP/E-1/38.113 - Prokent/Tomra. To read the documents, click here, here, here, here, here and here.

The Opinion of the Advisory Committee, Final Report of the Hearing Officer and Summary of the Commission Decision dated 30 January 2008 in COMP/M.4734 - Ineos/Kerling. To read the documents, click here, here and here.

 
UK Notifications & Publications
Consultations

Ofcom has opened a consultation into Mobile citizens, mobile consumers. Interested parties should submit their comments by 6 November 2008. To read the consultation, click here and here.

Ofgem has opened a consultation into Long-Term Electricity Network Scenarios (LENS). Interested parties should submit their comments by 26 September 2008. To read the consultation, click here.

Ofgem has opened a consultation into the modification of licences and codes to reflect the abolition of energywatch and its replacement with NCC. Interested parties should submit their comments by 24 September 2008. To read the consultation, click here.

Ofwat has opened a consultation into the pricing section of the access codes guidance. Interested parties should submit their comments by 24 September 2008. To read the consultation, click here and here.

Competition Commission

The Competition Commission has published the Notice of Acceptance of Final Undertakings in the Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures/National Grid Wireless Group inquiry. To read the notice, click here.

Mergers Referred to the Competition Commission

Nufarm Limited of A H Marks Holdings Limited - agro chemical products. Interested parties should submit their comments by 3 October 2008. To read the press release, click here, here and here.

Mergers Cleared - Invitation to Comment

Inbev N.V/S.A/Anheuserbusch Companies - beer. Interested parties should submit their comments by 11 September 2008. To read the notification, click here.

Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decsions

Global Radio UK Ltd/GCap Media plc - radio advertising. To read the full text decision, click here.

Miscellaneous

Ofcom has published an update note in relation to the dispute between THUS, Cable & Wireless, Global Crossing, Verizon and Virgin Media against BT about the level of charges for partial private circuits. To read the update, click here.

Ofwat has published its Cost base feedback report: August 2008. To read the report, click here and click here.

Ofwat has published the conclusions from its consultation in the future strategy for customer charges for water and sewerage services. To read the conclusions, click here.

Postcomm has published an "observations" document on Royal Mail's completed consultation into its proposed changes to RMW Access Contracts (Zonal and Access). To read the document, click here.