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CC provisionally clears Epwin/Latium merger
The Competition Commission has provisionally cleared the completed acquisition by Epwin Holdings Limited of Building Plastics Holdings Limited, CET Glass Processors Holdings Limited and Latium Building Products Holdings Limited. On assessment, the CC found that it would continue to be simple for customers to switch between suppliers of PVC building products, which would prevent Epwin/Latium from increasing prices or reducing choice in the market. Click here.
EU
Article 101/102
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The ECJ has dismissed the appeals by Otis and United Technologies Corporation against the General Court's judgments on the European Commission’s decision in the lifts and escalators cartel, on the basis that the grounds of appeal were either unfounded or inadmissible. Click here and here.
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The ECJ has dismissed World Wide Tobacco Espana’s (WWTE) appeal against the General Court's judgment on the European Commission's decision on a cartel on the Spanish raw tobacco market. Click here.
UK
Ofcom
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Ofcom has published supplementary advice to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the Leveson Inquiry on measuring media plurality. Click here.
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