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Pharmaceuticals merger approved

22 May 2013

On 22 May, the European Commission cleared under the simplified merger review procedure the proposed acquisition of joint control over Claris Otsuka Limited by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory Inc of Japan, controlled by Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd, Mitsui & Co Ltd of Japan and Claris Lifescience...

Mergers : Verdict coming up on Munksjö-Ahlstrom joint venture - 22/05/2013

Merger in private education authorised - 21/05/2013

Mergers : Syniverse ready to divest to get all-clear on bid for Mach - 21/05/2013

Cartels : General Court reduces fines on marine hoses producers - 17/05/2013

EU/Switzerland : Closer cooperation on competition cases - 17/05/2013

Industrial bakery merger cleared - 17/05/2013

Competition : Sanofi fined for denigrating Plavix copies - 16/05/2013

Energy : Unbundling: Commission details analysis of conflicts of interest - 16/05/2013

Court confirms Commission’s failure to investigate - 16/05/2013

Investigation into aid for Propapier - 15/05/2013

Aid for LOT Polish Airlines approved - 15/05/2013

French aid for biorefineries approved - 15/05/2013

Investigation into aid for Ford Espana - 15/05/2013

Green light for co-financing of Copenhagen multiarena - 15/05/2013

Competition : Oil and biofuels: Commission suspects collusion - 15/05/2013

Competition : Foundem urges Commission to reject Google’s proposals - 15/05/2013

Mergers : Warner cleared to buy Parlophone - 15/05/2013

Competition : Inspections in sugar and shrimp sectors - 15/05/2013

State aid : Block exemption regulation to be reviewed - 14/05/2013

Aluminium merger authorised - 14/05/2013

State aid : Green light for Banco CEISS restructuring - 14/05/2013

Commercial vehicles merger cleared - 08/05/2013

Cartels : Court confirms Eni fine of 181.5 mn euro - 08/05/2013

Football : Complaint lodged against UEFA’s financial fair play rule - 07/05/2013

Patent war : EU warns Motorola over patent abuse against Apple - 06/05/2013

Evonik Industries-RAG-Stiftung merger authorised - 06/05/2013

Transport merger okayed - 06/05/2013

State aid : Green light for liquidation aid paid to Greece’s ATE Bank - 03/05/2013

State aid : France ordered to recover 200 mn euro in aid paid to SNCM - 03/05/2013

Competition : Investigation into restructuring of PSA Peugeot Citroën group - 02/05/2013

State aid : New inquiry into tax waiver for EDF - 02/05/2013

State aid : Green light for public service compensation for bpost - 02/05/2013

Swedish state aid approved - 02/05/2013

Netherlands called on to end tax exemption for public companies - 02/05/2013

State aid/Audiovisual policy : Territoriality of film support secured - 02/05/2013

Competition : Competitors wary of Google’s concessions - 26/04/2013

Banking : Co-op-Lloyds deal collapses - 25/04/2013

Mergers : Commission to review ICE-NYSE deal - 25/04/2013

Competition : Consultation on Google’s commitments - 26/04/2013

Regional state aid : Commission tones down ban on aid to large companies - 24/04/2013

Cartels : Probe in water sector to be closed - 24/04/2013

Mergers : New probe into Olympic Air-Aegean Airlines deal - 24/04/2013

Housing construction merger cleared - 24/04/2013

Medicines : GlaxoSmithKline suspected of paying to delay release of generics - 23/04/2013

State aid/Gambling : Athens wants to defer recovery of aid to casinos - 22/04/2013

Anti-trust policy : Statement of objections sent to members of suspected chips cartel - 22/04/2013

Intellectual property : Systran case: Court of Justice annuls General Court ruling - 18/04/2013

Merger in automobile parts okayed - 18/04/2013

Competition : Probe into UK tax relief for video games - 17/04/2013

State aid : Regional aid: MEPs want to review text - 17/04/2013

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