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Competition policy newsletter 2005-2

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Enforcement of State aid recovery decisions by Nuria MARIÑAS
The practical impact of the exercise of the right to be heard: A special focus on the effect of Oral Hearings and the role of the Hearing Officers
by Serge DURANDE and Karen WILLIAMS

Opinions and comments

Reforming state aid policy to best contribute to the Lisbon Strategy for growth and jobs
by Thibaut KLEINER
Conglomerate and vertical mergers in the light of the Tetra Judgement
by Götz DRAUZ

Competition day

Report from the Competition day in Luxembourg, 3 May 2005

Antitrust

Reorganisation of cartel work in DG Competition by Anna SAARELA and Paul MALRIC-SMITH
Joint selling of Bundesliga media rights — first Commission decision pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation 1/2003 by Stefan WILBERT
First collective dominance cases under the European consultation mechanism on electronic communications by Inge BERNAERTS and Stefan KRAMER
The Maxmobil Judgement: the Court of Justice clarifies the role of complainants in Article 86 procedures by Christian HOCEPIED
MasterCard and VISA modify network rules and increase transparency of cross-border interchange fees by Lukas REPA

Merger control

Merger control: Main developments 1st January to 30th April 2005 by Mary LOUGHRAN and John GATTI
Honeywell / Novar : When it comes to fire, vertical has a taste of horizontal by François-Xavier ROUXEL

State aid

No export aid to large firms outside the EU by Giorgio PERINI
Commission’s proposal to phase out tax benefits for exempt companies in Gibraltar: Strict limits on existing as well as new beneficiaries by Radoš HORÁČEK
Innovation aid to the shipbuilding industry by Jörg KÖHLI
The Commission opens investigation procedure regarding aid to Polish car producer FSO (ex DAEWOO) by Jasmin BATTISTA
Restructuring aid in favour of Chemische Werke Piesteritz GmbH by Sabine CROME
Italian guarantee scheme for ship-finance: Commission signals thorough review of guarantee schemes by Luca PRETE and Max LIENEMEYER

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