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The CC has provisionally cleared the proposed acquisition by AG BARR plc of Britvic plc.
Eurotunnel will be stopped from operating ferry services at the port of Dover, after the CC decided that its acquisition of three ferries and other assets from the former ferry operator, SeaFrance, could mean higher prices for cross-Channel passengers and freight customers.
Ryanair Holdings plc faces having to reduce its shareholding in Aer Lingus Group plc, after the Competition Commission provisionally decided that its 29.8 per cent stake could reduce competition on routes between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
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The CC is an independent public body which conducts in-depth inquiries into mergers, markets and the regulation of the major regulated industries.
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CC telecoms determinations published
The CAT has published the CC’s final determination on price controls in appeals brought by Sky/TalkTalk and BT.
Institutional reform
Details on plans for the new single Competition and Markets Authority, which will take on the functions of the CC and the Office of Fair Trading’s competition functions and consumer enforcement powers.
The current intention is that the new authority will be established in October 2013 and fully functioning in April 2014.
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