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• CC consults on guidelines

  28 Apr 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) is formally consulting on its new merger procedural guidelines as well as inviting further views on the current draft of its updated market investigation guidelines.

• CC publishes telecoms appeals guidance

  27 Apr 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published guidance for parties involved in telecoms price appeals.

• CC confirms variations to Centrica Undertakings

  20 Apr 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today confirmed the undertakings that will continue to control Centrica’s ownership and operation of the Rough gas storage facility.

• CC publishes financial reporting requirements for Aberdeen Airport

  20 Apr 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published the agreed undertakings for Aberdeen Airport which finalize financial reporting obligations for the airport’s owner, BAA.

• CC publishes 2011/12 Business Plan

  11 Apr 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published its business plan for 2011/12, which sets out its aims and objectives over the next 12 months.

• CC/OFT publish guidance on merger surveys

  5 Apr 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today published guidance setting out good practice principles for the design and presentation of consumer survey research in merger inquiries.

• Mortgage software merger inquiry cancelled

  31 Mar 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has formally cancelled its inquiry concerning the anticipated acquisition by MBL Holdings Limited (MBL) of TrigoldCrystal Group Limited (TrigoldCrystal).

• CC requires BAA to press ahead with airport sales

  30 Mar 2011

  BAA should still be required to sell Stansted Airport and Edinburgh or Glasgow Airport, the Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally concluded today.

• CC and OFT publish quick guide on merger assessment

  25 Mar 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have today jointly published a quick guide to help businesses understand what to expect from the competition authorities when they investigate a merger.

• Payment protection insurance: CC publishes final order

  24 Mar 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published the final order detailing measures to introduce competition into the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) market.

• OFT and CC publish joint commentary on retail mergers

  17 Mar 2011

  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and Competition Commission (CC) have today published a joint commentary on retail mergers.

• CC responds to competition regime proposals

  16 Mar 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today welcomed the Government’s consultation on reforms to the UK competition regime whilst stressing that any changes must build on the strengths of the current system.

• CC publishes proposals on Centrica Undertakings

  8 Mar 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published for consultation its provisional decision on the variations it proposes to make to Undertakings given by Centrica Storage Ltd (CSL) and Centrica plc (together ‘Centrica’) following Centrica plc’s acquisition in 2002 of the Rough gas storage facility (Rough).

• CC consults on financial reporting requirements for Aberdeen Airport

  4 Mar 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) is consulting on draft undertakings for Aberdeen Airport which, when agreed, will finalize financial reporting obligations for the airport’s owner BAA.

• Ratcliff Palfinger/Ross & Bonnyman merger: CC invites evidence

  24 Feb 2011

  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the anticipated acquisition by Ratcliff Palfinger Limited of the commercial vehicle tail lifts spare parts business of Ross & Bonnyman Limited to the Competition Commission (CC).

• Statement from CC following Supreme Court decision on BAA Appeal

  18 Feb 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to refuse BAA permission to appeal against the CC’s decision in the BAA investigation, including the requirement for BAA to sell Stansted and either Edinburgh or Glasgow airports, Gatwick having already been sold.

• Stena/DFDS merger inquiry – CC invites evidence

  9 Feb 2011

  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred Stena AB’s completed acquisition of two Irish Sea ferry services from DFDS A/S to the Competition Commission (CC).

• CC review of Telecoms Appeal process

  4 Feb 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published a review of how it conducts telecoms appeals. The report makes a number of recommendations for the CC and other bodies with the aim of making the overall process more effective and efficient. The CC will now consult on new draft procedural guidelines which will incorporate the recommendations.

• CC plans to keep Centrica Undertakings

  12 Jan 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally decided to keep in place Undertakings given by Centrica plc and Centrica Storage Ltd (together ‘Centrica’) following Centrica plc’s acquisition in 2002 of the Rough gas storage facility (Rough). Rough is a gas field in the North Sea used to store gas in the summer and deliver it in winter when needed to help meet higher demand. Rough provides the majority of Great Britain’s gas storage for the winter.

• Northern Ireland Banking Order amended

  10 Jan 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has decided to amend the Northern Ireland Personal Current Account Banking Market Investigation Order 2008, which brought in a number of measures to improve competition for personal current account (PCA) banking customers in Northern Ireland. This is in order to comply with European directives and confirms the CC’s provisional decision which was published in October.