IN THE NEWS
The European Commission has published summaries of its July 2010 decisions on the animal feed phosphate producers cartel in the Official Journal. The Commission found that the cartel aimed to share a large part of the European feed phosphates market through the allocation of sales quotas to cartel members, as well as price coordination and sales conditions. Click here.
Details of an appeal brought by Chimei InnoLux Corp against the decision of the European Commission finding that six manufacturers of LCD panels operated an illegal cartel involving price-fixing, and illegal information exchange have been published in the Official Journal. Click here.
EU
Article 101
- The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against Bulgaria and the Czech Republic in relation to their bilateral air service agreements with Russia, due to concerns that the agreements may hinder competition between European airlines and involve arrangements between competitors that may infringe the EU antitrust rules. Click here.
Mergers – Invitation to Comment
- Itochu/Speedy: Click here.
- Thermo Fisher/Dionex Corporation: Click here.
- First Reserve Fund XII/Finmeccanica/Ansaldo Energia: Click here.
Mergers – cleared
- IRIS / Eni and AcegasAps: Click here.
Miscellaneous
- The Parliament Industry Committee has adopted the European Commission's draft Radio Spectrum Policy Programme. Click here.
Speeches
- Joaquin Almunia: Recent developments and future priorities in EU competition policy. Click here.
UK
Competition Commission
- Business Plan 2011/12 published. Click here.
OFT
- Merger invitations to comment: Princes / Premier Foods; Atlas Copco Limited / the Medical Gas Division of Penlon Limited; Google Inc. / BeatThatQuote: Click here
- The OFT has published the text of its request, under Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation, that the acquisition by Aditya Birla Group of Columbian Chemicals Acquisition LLC be referred to the European Commission for consideration. Click here.
- The OFT has invited views on its review of undertakings given by MBDA S.A.S, SNPE Groupe and SNPE Matériaux Energétiques under section 75G(1) of the Fair Trading Act 1973 following the acquisition by MBDA and SNPE of the Rocket Motors Division of Royal Ordnance plc. Click here.
Ofcom
- Ofcom has published its decision finding that Sky has breached the terms of Condition 14A of each of the Television Licensable Content Service licences for Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 (the wholesale must offer obligation) in relation to the terms offered to BT. Click here.
Miscellaneous
- The Competition Act 1998 (Land Agreements Exclusion Revocation) Order 2010 entered into force on 6 April. The Order revokes The Competition Act 1998 (Land Agreements Exclusion and Revocation) Order 2004, which excluded land agreements from the application of the Chapter I prohibition of the Competition Act 1998. Click here.
- The Civil Aviation Authority has published competition guidelines explaining its approach to assessing the market power of airports. Click here.
- The Independent Commission on Banking has published its interim report on options for reforms to improve competition and stability in the banking sector. Click here.
- The Secretary of State for Justice has confirmed to Parliament that any organisation convicted under section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 for failing to prevent bribery, will not be automatically barred from participating in tenders for public contracts under regulation 23(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006. Click here.
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