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• 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).