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• Aggregates market investigation - issues statement

  8 Mar 2012

  The Competition Commission has today published an issues statement as part of its market investigation into the supply of aggregates, cement and ready mix concrete in Great Britain (see Notes).

• OFT refers completed acquisition by VPS Holdings Limited of SitexOrbis Holdings Limited

  5 Mar 2012

  Competition Commission invites evidence

• CC consults on postal price control appeal rules

  22 Feb 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) is consulting on draft rules setting out how it will deal with appeals against decisions made by Ofcom on postal service price controls.

• Construction joint venture threatens competition

  21 Feb 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has decided provisionally that the proposed UK joint venture between Anglo American PLC (Anglo American) and Lafarge S.A. (Lafarge) could damage competition in certain markets for construction materials.

• In-flight catering joint venture gets provisional clearance

  7 Feb 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally cleared the anticipated joint venture between Alpha Flight Group Limited (Alpha) and LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG (LSG).

• Water merger issues statement

  6 Feb 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published an issues statement as part of its inquiry into the completed acquisition of Cambridge Water PLC by South Staffordshire Plc.

• CC welcomes CAT verdict on BAA Stansted Appeal

  1 Feb 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has welcomed the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (CAT’s) decision to uphold the decision to require BAA to sell Stansted Airport.

• CC lifts Domestic Electrical Goods Order

  1 Feb 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has confirmed that it will now remove the Domestic Electrical Goods Order (the Order) (and certain associated undertakings).

• OFT refers aggregates, cement and ready-mix concrete markets to CC

  18 Jan 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) invites evidence as it starts its latest market investigation

• South Staffordshire Plc/Cambridge Water PLC merger inquiry - CC invites evidence

  5 Jan 2012

  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the completed acquisition of Cambridge Water PLC by South Staffordshire Plc to the Competition Commission (CC).

• CC provisionally decides to lift Domestic Electrical Goods Order

  22 Dec 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally decided to remove the Domestic Electrical Goods Order (and certain associated undertakings).

• Bus market investigation: CC sets out future destination for bus market

  20 Dec 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published its final report into the local bus industry setting out comprehensive measures which will ensure that passengers benefit from greater competition.

• Waste merger could be reversed

  13 Dec 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) could reverse the completed acquisition by Stericycle, Inc of Ecowaste Southwest Limited after provisionally concluding that it could lead to higher prices for hospitals and other (healthcare waste management) customers in the South-West of England.

• Audit market investigation publishes issues statement

  7 Dec 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published an issues statement as part of its market investigation into the supply of statutory audit services to large companies in the UK.

• Kerry/Headland clearance

  2 Dec 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has formally cleared the completed acquisition of Headland Foods Limited’s (Headland's) frozen ready meals business by Kerry Foods Limited (Kerry).

• CC clears BATS/Chi-X merger

  24 Nov 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has cleared the anticipated acquisition by BATS Global Markets, Inc of Chi-X Europe Limited. Both companies operate Multilateral Trading Facilities which enable market participants (investment banks, brokers and dealers) to trade equities through a single platform as an alternative to trading on exchanges such as the London Stock Exchange.

• CAT refers wholesale broadband access price control matters to the CC

  18 Nov 2011

  The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has referred to the Competition Commission (CC) price control matters in an appeal brought against Ofcom by British Telecom (BT) against the Wholesale Broadband Access Charge Control. The reference is about the prices that BT is allowed to charge for the supply of certain wholesale services to other Communications Providers to enable them to provide retail broadband connection products to business and residential customers.

• Newspaper merger inquiry formally cancelled

  11 Nov 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has formally cancelled its inquiry concerning the anticipated acquisition by Kent Messenger Group (KMG) of several newspapers in the East Kent area from Northcliffe Media Limited.

• Local bus market investigation: Limitations in competition between bus operators in the North-East

  1 Nov 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published an addendum to the provisional findings of its local bus services market investigation showing that some large bus companies, particularly in the North-East of England, have taken action which had an adverse effect on competition.

• In-flight catering joint venture - issues statement

  1 Nov 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published an issues statement as part of its investigation into the anticipated joint venture between Alpha Flight Group Limited (Alpha) and LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG (LSG).

• CC set to thaw over frozen meals merger

  25 Oct 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally cleared the completed acquisition of Headland Foods Limited’s (Headland) frozen ready meals business by Kerry Foods Limited (Kerry).

• OFT refers audit market to CC - Competition Commission invites evidence

  21 Oct 2011

  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced today its decision to refer the market for the supply of statutory audit services to large companies in the UK to the Competition Commission (CC) for investigation.

• Customer power key to to provisional BATS/Chi-X clearance

  20 Oct 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally cleared the anticipated acquisition by BATS Global Markets, Inc of Chi-X Europe Limited.

• CC consults on energy licence modification appeal rules

  13 Oct 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) is consulting on draft rules which set out how it will deal with appeals against decisions by Ofgem to modify the licences for gas and electricity providers.

• SRCL/Ecowaste inquiry: issues statement

  12 Oct 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published an issues statement as part of its investigation into the completed acquisition by Stericycle, Inc (Stericycle) of Ecowaste Southwest Limited (Ecowaste).