CR Focus 17th
September 2008
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| In
the News |
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Vodafone brings claim before Spanish Courts against Telefonica
alleging abuse of dominant position between 1995 and 1999
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| European Courts |
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My Travel v Commission >>>more>>>
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Greek wholesalers v GlaxoSmithKline >>>more>>>
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| Mergers - Invitations
to Comment |
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European Mergers - Requests for Comment >>>more>>>
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| Mergers - In Depth
Investigations |
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KLM/Martinair >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Syral/Tate&Lyle assets >>>more>>>
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Randstad/Vedior >>>more>>>
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L'Oréal/YSL Beauté >>>more>>>
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Volkswagen/Scania >>>more>>>
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E.ON/Endesa Europa/Viesgo >>>more>>>
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Centrex/ZMB/Enìa/JV >>>more>>>
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GE/GMT/Bigpoint >>>more>>>
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BNP Paribas Assurance/Chomette/Sophia GE/Capital France Hôtel
>>>more>>>
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Sony/Sony BMG >>>more>>>
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Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel/Citibank
Private Banking Germany >>>more>>>
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Santander/Alliance & Leicester >>>more>>>
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| State Aid |
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EC approves French and Italian aid for experimental rolling
motorway service between Lyon and Turin >>>more>>>
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EC opens in depth investigation into €57 million training
aid to Ford in Romania >>>more>>>
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EC opens in depth investigation into proposed €37.5 million
restructuring aid to PZL Hydral in Poland >>>more>>>
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EC opens own initiative investigation into funding of Danish
railway >>>more>>>
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| Speeches |
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Viviane Reding speech: "Realising the potential of Europe's
single market in telecoms for consumers and business"
>>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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COMP/C.38.907 - Steel beams: The Opinion of the Advisory Committee,
Final Report of the Hearing Officer and Summary of the Commission
Decision dated 8 November 2006 >>>more>>>
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COMP/M.4854 - TomTom/Tele Atlas: The Opinion of the Advisory
Committee, Final Report of the Hearing Officer and Summary
of the Commission Decision dated 14 May 2008 >>>more>>>
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Consultations |
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Ofwat: "Accounting separation: consultation on allocation
of activities between business units" >>>more>>>
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| Competition
Commission |
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BOC Limited/Ineos Chlor Limited: notice of provisional findings,
summary of provisional findings and notice of possible remedies
>>>more>>>
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| Mergers - Invitation to Comment |
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Capita Group plc/IBS OpenSystems plc >>>more>>>
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SRCL Limited/Cliniserve Holdings Limited >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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BAE Systems plc/Detica Group plc >>>more>>>
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Cable and Wireless Group plc/the outstanding Thus Group shares
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Danopra Limited/certain assets of Inspired Gaming Group plc
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom appoints Morgan Stanley to promote UK 's biggest spectrum
award >>>more>>>
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Ofcom issues revised statement relating to its policy on persistent
misuse of electronic communications network or service >>>more>>>
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Ofcom publishes addition to Memorandum of Understanding between
Ofcom and BBC Trust dealing with regulatory jurisdiction >>>more>>>
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Ofwat publishes response to National Consumer Council's draft
forward work programme >>>more>>>
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| In
the News |
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Vodafone/Telefonica: Vodafone has brought a claim against Telefonica
before the Spanish courts for EUR 670m/ Vodafone alleges Telefonica
abused its dominant position between 1995 and 1999 by forcing
mobile phone retailers to sign exclusivity contracts. To read
the Reuters press release, click
here. |
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| European Courts |
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Case T-403/05: My Travel v Commission. The CFI has published
its judgment dismissing most of My Travel's appeal against
the Commission's refusal to grant access to internal working
documents during its review of My Travel's attempted acquisition
of First Choice. To read the decision, click
here.
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Cases C-468/06 to C-478/06: Greek wholesalers v GlaxoSmithKline.
The ECJ has published its judgment holding that it is anticompetitive
for a company in a dominant position to refuse to meet ordinary
orders from wholesalers for the purpose of stopping parallel
exports. To read the decision, click
here, here
and here.
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| Mergers
- Invitations to Comment |
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COMP/M.5241: American Express/Fortis/Alpha Card - worldwide
payment card, banking and insurance, payment card. Interested
parties should submit their comments by 19 September 2008.
To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.5253: Sanofi-Aventis/Zentiva - pharmaceuticals and
human vaccines, branded genetic pharmaceuticals. Interested
parties should submit their comments by 23 September 2008.
To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.5301: Capgemini/BAS - global services company, application
of life cycle management. Interested parties should submit
their comments by 23 September 2008. To read the notification,
click
here.
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COMP/M.5327: Ashland/Hercules - composite polymers, chemicals
for pulp and paper industry, utility water treatment. Interested
parties should submit their comments by 20 September 2008.
To read the notification, click
here.
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| Mergers - In Depth
Investigations |
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COMP/M.5141: KLM/Martinair - air transport, freight and passenger.
To read the press release, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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COMP/M.4667: Syral/Tate&Lyle assets - starch sweeteners.
To read the decision, click
here.
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COMP/M.5009: Randstad/Vedior - provider of temporary and permanent
employment and HR services. To read the decision, click
here.
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COMP/M.5068: L'Oréal/YSL Beauté - research,
development, manufacture and sale of perfumes and luxury cosmetics..
To read the decision, click
here.
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COMP/M.5157: Volkswagen/Scania - manufacture of motor vehicles.
To read the decision, click
here.
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COMP/M.5170: E.ON/Endesa Europa/Viesgo - supply of electricity.
To read the decision, click
here.
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COMP/M.5183: Centrex/ZMB/Enìa/JV - exploration, development,
production, supply, transportation of gas, electricity, water,
waste management. To read the press release, click
here.
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COMP/M.5240: GE/GMT/Bigpoint - manufacturing, technology and
service businesses. To read the decision, click
here.
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COMP/M.5260: BNP Paribas Assurance/Chomette/Sophia GE/Capital
France Hôtel - insurance, banking and financials, investments,
real estate, technology and services. To read the decision,
click
here.
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COMP/M.5272: Sony/Sony BMG - electronic consumer products,
entertainment, music. To read the press release, click
here.
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COMP/M.5278: Banque Fédérative du Crédit
Mutuel/Citibank Private Banking Germany - banking and insurance.
To read the decision, click
here.
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COMP/M.5293: Santander/Alliance & Leicester - banking.
To read the press release, click
here.
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| State Aid |
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The European Commission has approved the French and Italian
aid for an experimental rolling motorway service between Lyon
and Turin. To read the press release, click
here.
|
|
The European Commission has opened an in depth investigation
into the €57 million training aid to Ford in Craiova,
Romania. To read the press release, click
here.
|
|
The European Commission has opened an in depth investigation
into the proposed €37.5 million restructuring aid to
PZL Hydral in Poland. To read the press release, click
here.
|
|
The European Commission has opened an own initiative investigation
into the funding of the Danish railway. To read the press
release, click
here.
|
| Speeches |
|
Viviane Reding speech: "Realising the potential of Europe's
single market in telecoms for consumers and business".
To read the speech, click
here.
|
| Miscellaneous |
|
The Opinion of the Advisory Committee, Final Report of the
Hearing Officer and Summary of the Commission Decision dated
8 November 2006 in COMP/C.38.907 - Steel beams. To read the
documents, click
here, 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
14 May 2008 in COMP/M.4854 - TomTom/Tele Atlas. To read the
documents, click
here, here
and here.
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UK Notifications
& Publications
|
 |
| Consultations |
|
Ofwat has opened a consultation into "Accounting separation:
consultation on allocation of activities between business
units". Interested parties should submit their comments
by 14 November 2008. To read the consultation, click
here.
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| Competition Commission |
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The Competition Commission has published its News release,
notice of provisional findings, summary of provisional findings
and notice of possible remedies in the BOC Limited/Ineos Chlor
Limited merger. To read the documents, click
here,
here, here
and here.
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| Mergers - Invitation
to Comment |
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Capita Group plc/IBS OpenSystems plc - provision of IT services
to government. Interested parties should submit their comments
by 29 September 2008. To read the notification, click
here.
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SRCL Limited/Cliniserve Holdings Limited - waste management
services. Interested parties should submit their comments
by 24 September 2008. To read the notification, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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BAE Systems plc/Detica Group plc - IT services for the National
Security and Resilience Sector. To read the decision, click
here.
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Cable and Wireless Group plc/the outstanding Thus Group shares
- telecommunications. To read the decision, click
here.
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Danopra Limited/certain assets of Inspired Gaming Group plc
- supply of gaming and amusement machines. To read the decision,
click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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Ofcom has announced the appointment of Morgan Stanley as promoters
of the UK 's biggest spectrum award. To read the press release,
click
here.
|
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Ofcom has issued a revised statement in relation to its policy
on the persistent misuse of an electronic communications network
or service. To read the statement, click
here.
|
|
Ofcom has published an addition to the Memorandum of Understanding
between Ofcom and the BBC Trust to deal with regulatory jurisdiction.
To read the document, click
here.
|
|
Ofwat has published its response to the National Consumer
Council's draft forward work programme. To read the response,
click
here.
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