In the News
The European Court of Justice has published an order dismissing an appeal by EMC Development against the General Court's judgment which upheld a European Commission decision to reject a complaint alleging breach of Article 101 TFEU by cement companies in relation to the development of an industry standard. Click here.
EU
Article 101/102
- Details of appeals by Deutsche Bahn and a number of its subsidiaries against European Commission decisions that authorised unannounced inspections at their premises have been published in the Official Journal. Click here.
- Details of appeals lodged by five cement companies with the General Court to challenge a European Commission decision to request information under Article 18 of Regulation 1/2003 have been published in the Official Journal. Click here, here, here, here and here.
Mergers – Invitation to Comment
- BNP Paribas/Fortis Commercial Finance Holding. Click here.
- First Reserve Fund XII/Metallum Holding. Click here.
UK
Competition Commission
- The CC has published its final report on the anticipated travel agency joint venture between Thomas Cook, the Co-operative Group and the Midlands Co-operative Society, confirming its provisional findings that the joint venture will not result in a substantial lessening of competition. Click here.
CAT
- The CAT has delivered a ruling on relief following its judgment upholding appeals by BT against Ofcom's determinations of disputes relating to changes to BT's termination charges for calls to 080 and 0845/0870 numbers. Click here.
- The CAT has published an order giving Everything Everywhere permission to withdraw its appeal against an Ofcom determination of a dispute between Stour Marine and O2 about termination rates. Click here.
OFT
- The OFT has closed its criminal cartel investigation into suspected cartel activity in the supply of products for use in the agricultural sector. Click here.
- The OFT has published its report on its market study into aggregates, cement and ready-mix concrete, identifying several features of the market that may adversely affect competition. Click here.
- Mergers – invitation to comment: Odeon Cinema Holdings/Reel Cinemas (UK), click here.
- Mergers – full text decisions: Hearst Corporation/Lagardere, click here; Scientific Games Corporation/Barcrest Group Limited and Cyberview Tech, click here; Google Inc/BeatThatQuote, click here.
- Mergers – hold separate undertakings: Electruepart Limited/ESpares Limited, click here.
Public Procurement
- The Cabinet Office has published a Procurement Policy Note, outlining the strategy that the Procurement Policy Team in the Cabinet Office is pursuing to influence the European Commission's proposals for modernising the EU public procurement directives. Click here.
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