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• Global/GMG final report

  21 May 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) has decided that Global Radio Holdings Limited (Global) must sell radio stations in seven areas of the UK following its completed acquisition of Real and Smooth Limited (formerly GMG Radio Holdings Limited).

• CC looks to break open cement market

  21 May 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) is lining up a wide range of measures to break open the cement market in Great Britain (GB), after provisionally finding that both structure and conduct in the sector limit competition by aiding coordination between certain UK producers.

• CC confirms partial approval for FirstGroup Scottish bus route changes

  17 May 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) has confirmed that it will allow FirstGroup to withdraw one bus service and modify two other services in the Glasgow operating area, but has ruled against other changes requested by the operator.

• China clay mining businesses issues statement

  15 May 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published an issues statement as part of its investigation into the completed acquisition by Imerys Minerals Limited (Imerys) of the kaolin business of Goonvean Limited (Goonvean).

• AEG/Wembley Arena issues statement

  7 May 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published an issues statement as part of its investigation into the completed acquisition by AEG Facilities UK (AEG Facilities) of the contract to manage Wembley Arena.

• NI Regulator refers electricity price control to CC

  1 May 2013

  The Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation has referred a price control determination for Northern Ireland Electricity Ltd (NIE) to the Competition Commission (CC) following the company’s decision to reject the Utility Regulator’s price control determination for the period January 2013 to September 2017.

• OFT refers cinema merger to the Competition Commission

  1 May 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) is to investigate the completed acquisition by Cineworld plc of City Screen Limited (City Screen).

• CC publishes 2013/14 Business Plan

  23 Apr 2013

  The Competition Commission has published its Business Plan for 2013/14, which sets out its aims and objectives over the next 12 months and addresses the specific challenges it faces in meeting them.

• CC clears Booker / Makro merger

  19 Apr 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) has formally cleared the completed acquisition by Booker Group PLC (Booker) of Makro Holding Limited (Makro).

• Competition Commission confirms Rank/Gala approval

  11 Apr 2013

  The Rank Group plc (Rank) can go ahead with its acquisition of Gala Casinos Limited (Gala), after the Competition Commission (CC) approved a buyer for the licence Rank holds to run a casino in Edinburgh.

• CC publishes final Market Investigation Guidelines

  5 Apr 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published its final guidelines on market investigation references, along with new guidelines on disclosure of information in inquiries.

• CC telecoms determinations published

  4 Apr 2013

  The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has published the Competition Commission’s (CC’s) final determination on price controls in appeals brought by Sky/TalkTalk and BT against a decision by Ofcom on how much Openreach, a division of BT Group, can charge communications providers for access to some of its wholesale telecoms services.

• OFT refers merger of china clay mining businesses to CC

  3 Apr 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) is to investigate the completed acquisition by Imerys Minerals Limited (Imerys) of the kaolin business of Goonvean Limited (Goonvean).

• CC to give partial approval to FirstGroup bus route changes

  28 Mar 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally decided to allow FirstGroup to withdraw one bus service and modify two other services in the Glasgow operating area, but has ruled against other changes requested by the operator.

• Barr / Britvic issues statement

  25 Mar 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published an issues statement as part of its investigation into the proposed acquisition by AG Barr plc (Barr) of Britvic plc (Britvic).

• CC to investigate AEG/Wembley Arena deal

  25 Mar 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) is to investigate the completed acquisition by AEG Facilities UK (AEG) of the contract to manage Wembley Arena.

• CC removes hibu’s Yellow Pages undertakings

  15 Mar 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) has decided to remove undertakings (the Undertakings) which currently control the prices hibu plc (hibu) (formerly Yell Group plc) can charge advertisers for inclusion in its Yellow Pages printed directory and also place restrictions on its publication of other printed directories.

• CC set to clear Booker / Makro merger

  14 Mar 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally cleared the completed acquisition by Booker Group PLC (Booker) of Makro Holding Limited (Makro).

• CC evaluates home credit measures

  28 Feb 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published an evaluation of the remedies it introduced following its investigation into the home credit market, concluding that whilst customers now benefit by around £35 million a year from more generous early rebate settlements as well as the ability to compare pricing, other measures to increase competition have been undermined by the effect of the recession on lending.

• Audit market not serving shareholders

  22 Feb 2013

  Competition in the audit market is restricted by factors which inhibit companies from switching auditors and by the tendency for auditors to focus on satisfying management rather than shareholder needs. This is the Competition Commission’s (CC) provisional conclusion in its market investigation into the supply of statutory audit services to large companies in the UK.

• CC questions Eurotunnel ferry deal

  19 Feb 2013

  Cross-Channel passengers and freight customers could face higher prices following Eurotunnel’s acquisition of three ferries from the former ferry operator, SeaFrance, the Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally found today.

• Competition Commission approves reduced casino acquisition

  19 Feb 2013

  The Rank Group plc (Rank) can go ahead with its acquisition of Gala Casinos Limited (Gala) provided some changes are made to the original deal, the Competition Commission (CC) has ruled.

• CC set to remove hibu’s Yellow Pages undertakings

  14 Feb 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally decided to remove undertakings (the Undertakings) which currently control the prices hibu plc (hibu) (formerly Yell Group plc) can charge advertisers for inclusion in its Yellow Pages printed directory and also place restrictions on its publication of other printed directories.

• CC to investigate soft drinks merger

  14 Feb 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) is to investigate the proposed acquisition by AG Barr plc (Barr) of Britvic plc (Britvic).

• CC provisional decision on radio merger

  13 Feb 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally found that the completed acquisition by Global Radio Holdings Limited (Global) of Real and Smooth Limited (formerly GMG Radio Holdings Limited) could lead to higher prices for advertisers in seven areas of the UK.