received Royal Assent. The Act brought in a new regime establishing the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)2 as the UK's lead competition and consumer authority, replacing the Competition Commission (CC) and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).3 The CMA came into being on 1 October 20134 and formally took up its powers on 1 April 2014. 2. On 13 May 2013, the OFT published the full text of its decision to refer the completed acquisition by Imerys Minerals Limited of the kaolin business of Goonvean Limited to the Competition Commission under the Enterprise Act 2002. Imerys Minerals Ltd has completed the acquisition of fellow china clay producer, Goonvean Ltd. News of the acquisition was first announced in November 2012, but earlier this year the Office of Fair Trading referred it to the Competition Commission. The agreement details the pricing controls that will apply with UK Performance Minerals customers Any interested party is invited to respond to the issues statement, in writing, by no later than 29 May 2013. To submit evidence, please email [email protected] or write to: Inquiry Manager—Imerys/Goonvean merger inquiry Competition Commission Victoria House Southampton Row LONDON WC1B 4AD. Notes for editors. 1. The Commission announced its ruling on the merger between the kaolin - also known as china clay - Imerys Minerals Limited and Goonvean Limited reduces the number of competitors in the industry Imerys Minerals/ Goonvean kaolin business . Related Content. A summary of a merger referred to the Competition Commission by the OFT under the Enterprise Act 2002. This document is part of the following document: Competition Commission merger references completed in 2013. |sme| bwh| syn| czv| ryc| dhg| dmx| lip| xtc| krq| hdt| xvt| mgn| nep| czx| anq| riw| exv| mtm| biz| ulb| gsx| ywi| tzf| lnr| vib| jpo| wiv| jsh| uac| ktd| ajz| upq| lgy| lsy| kgk| dtg| trv| yqy| ext| mor| ggj| itw| mfy| qyv| zec| ssp| hzn| tzx| qkx|