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ARTICLE · 17 MARCH 2010

Focus Antitrust - 9 March 2010

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COMP/M.5754: Alstom Holdings/Areva T&D Transmission activities – manufacture and supply of equipment and services for power generation and rail transport, transmission and distribution of high voltage electrical power.

United KingdomAntitrust/Competition Law
Emanuela Lecchi
Emanuela Lecchi

European Notifications And Publications

Mergers Invitation to Comment

  • COMP/M.5754: Alstom Holdings/Areva T&D Transmission activities – manufacture and supply of equipment and services for power generation and rail transport, transmission and distribution of high voltage electrical power. Interested parties should submit their comments by 14 March 2010. To read the notification,click here (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2010:054:0023:0023:EN:PDF).
  • COMP/M.5755: Schneider Electric/Areva T&D Distribution activities – design, manufacture and sale of systems in energy management, transmission and distribution of medium voltage electrical power. Interested parties should submit their comments by 13 March 2010. To read the notification,click here (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2010:053:0012:0012:EN:PDF).

Mergers Cleared

  • COMP/M.5773: Qatar Petroleum/General Electric Company/PII Group – exploration, drilling, production operations, storage, transport, marketing, sale of crude oil, petrochemicals and fertilisers, diversified manufacturing, technology and services company, operator of oil and gas pipelines. To read the decision,click here (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2010:056:0005:0005:EN:PDF).
  • COMP/M.5783: Statoil/Svitzer/FTTS (JV) – oil storage and transshipment services, oil and gas company, towage, salvage, maritime transport, tugboat operator. To read the decision,click here (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2010:056:0005:0005:EN:PDF).

Speeches

  • Máire Geoghegan-Quinn speech: "Towards an 'i-conomy'. To read the speech,click here (http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/10/68&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en).

Miscellaneous

  • The European Commission has opened a consultation on "strategic priorities for an EU radio spectrum policy programme for 2011-2015". To read the press release,click here (http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/232&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en).
  • The European Commission has ruled that the Polish telecom regulator must withdraw plans to regulate Internet traffic exchange services. To read the press release, click here (http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/240&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en).
  • The European Commission is to market tests commitments given by Eni with regard to the transportation of natural gas. To read the notice, click here (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2010:055:0013:0015:EN:PDF).

UK Notifications and Publications

Mergers – Invitation to Comment

  • Heineken/Emprex Cerveza – beer distribution. Interested parties should submit their comments by 18 March 2010. To read the notification, click here (http://www.oft.gov.uk/advice_and_resources/resource_base/Mergers_home/Mergers_Cases/2010/Heineken).
  • Procter & Gamble/Sara Lee's air care business (potential Article 22 request) – air care products. Interested parties should submit their comments by 12 March 2010. To read the notification, click here (http://www.oft.gov.uk/advice_and_resources/resource_base/Mergers_home/Mergers_Cases/2010/Procter).

Mergers Cleared – Subject to Undertakings

  • Aggregate Industries Limited/Atlantic Aggregates Limited / Stone Haul Limited – supply of loose aggregates. To read the decision, click here (http://www.oft.gov.uk/news/press/2010/24-10).

Miscellaneous

  • Ofcom has opened an investigation into the dispute between BT and Vodafone about BT's termination charges for 0845 and 0870 calls. To read the document, click here (http://www.ofcom.org.uk/bulletins/comp_bull_index/comp_bull_ocases/open_all/cw_01042/).
  • Ofcom has published an update note in relation to its own initiative enforcement programme into compliance with General Condition 4 (Emergency Call Numbers). To read the update, click here (http://www.ofcom.org.uk/bulletins/comp_bull_index/comp_bull_ocases/open_all/cw_996/).

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