Overview

The EU and Competition team newsletter from UK law firm Nabarro, featuring updates on case in UK- and EU- level competition, procurement and state aid.

This issue includes news of a review into the domestic electrical goods market in the UK; how Unilever plans to sell its Sanex brand in a bid to win clearance for the Sara Lee deal, and the European Commission having asked the ECJ to fine Greece for having failed to comply with one its judgements.

The contents page can be read below. To read on, click ‘View Briefing’.


CONTENTS

UK Competition

• Competition in the domestic electrical goods market under review
• Car club merger provisionally cleared following in-depth investigation
• Chemical merger to undergo Competition Commission scrutiny

EU Competition
• Unilever agrees to sell Sanex brand in bid to get clearance for Sara Lee deal

Procurement
• UK Government measures to open public procurement up for SMEs
• ECJ clarifies rules on award of ‘Part B’ services
• Challenge over use of negotiated procedure for school construction project
• ‘National security interest’ exception did not apply to specifications for submarine batteries
• Commission asks ECJ to fine Greece for failure to comply with its Judgment on medical equipment

State aid
• €11m aid injection for French biomass project approved
• Investigation into Malta’s aid to power plant
• In-depth investigation into subsidies for German metal producers
• Aid approved for development of an innovative regional jet