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01 Jun 12

Weekly Alert - 1 June 2012

Europe
Mergers – Invitation to comment
COMP/M.6503: LaPoste/Swiss Post/JV	Notice
COMP/M.6497: Hutchison 3G Austria/Orange Austria	Notice
Mergers – In-depth investigations
COMP/M.6471: Outokumpu/Inoxum	Press Release
Mergers – Cleared with undertakings
COMP/M.6512: DS Smith/SCA Packaging	Press Release
Competition - General
Joaqu�n Almunia: “Statement of VP Almunia on the Google antitrust investigation”	Statement
Joaqu�n Almunia speech: “Overcoming the crisis: the role of finance”	Speech
Case T-111/08: Mastercard v Commission	Judgment
Case T-344/08: EnBW Energie Baden-W�rttemberg v Commission	Judgment
ECN publishes report on competition enforcement in the food sector	Press Release Report
State aid
Guidelines on Emmission Trading Scheme	Press Release Guidelines
In-depth investigation into aid from Italy to Simet for bus services	Press Release
In-depth investigation into aid at Beauvais airport in France	Press Release
Public procurement
Council debate on modernisation of public procurement rules	Press Release
Case C-159/11: Azienda Sanitaria Locale de Lecce v Ordine degli Ingegneri della Provincia di Lecce	Judgment
Austria and Poland receive reasoned opinions regarding defence procurement directive	Press Release
Electronic Communications
Roaming Regulation adopted	Press Release
Neelie Kroes speech: “New powers to shape the Telecoms Single Market: one year on”	Speech
BEREC consults on net neutrality documents	Report Quality of Service IP interconnection Differentiation practices Explanatory paper
Five member States referred for not implementing telecoms legislation	Press Release
Energy
France receives reasoned opinion regarding regulated prices	Press Release
Poland receives reasoned opinion regarding third package	Press Release
Germany
Competition - general
Entega abused dominant position – electricity prices	Decision
FCO establishes whistle-blowing website	German English
Mergers
Akzo Nobel/Metlac	Report
Energy
Draft network plan consultation	Press Release
United Kingdom
Competition - General
Ryanair v OFT	Judgment
Private motor insurance market study – provisional referral decision	Consultation
Dentistry market study – provisional non-referral decision	Report
Independent fee-paying schools – evaluation of intervention	Report
Mergers - Referrals
Akzo Nobel/Metlac Holding	Press Release
Mergers – Full text decisions
South Staffordshire/Cambridge Water	Decision
Lion Capital/Cumbrian Holdings (certain assets)	Decision
McGill’s Bus Services/Arriva Scotland West	Decision
DCC Energy/Total Downstream UK (certain businesses)	Decision
Competition Commission
Movies on pay TV market investigation provisional findings	Press Release Report
Aggregates, cement and ready-mix concrete market investigation	Notice
Competition Appeal Tribunal
SRCL v Competition Commission	Judgment
Energy
Draft Energy Bill published	Bill
Electricity North West commitments accepted	Decision
Ofgem Retail Market Review update	Letter
Ofgem consultation on Western High Voltage Direct Current link funding arrangements	Consultation
Ofgem consultation on OFTO enduring regime. Interested parties should submit comments by 17 July 2012	Consultation
DECC smart meter licence condition consultation	Consultation
Transport
CAA policy update on price regulation review	Update
Water
Defra: water special merger regime call for evidence	Call for evidence

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