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Phase 2

Administrative timetable

Referral date: 21 December 2021

Statutory deadline: 11 September 2022

• Administrative timetable (30.6.22)

Contact

veolia.suez@cma.gov.uk

Notice of extension of statutory period

• Notice of extension (30.6.22)

Responses to provisional findings and possible remedies

• Veolias response to notice of possible remedies (16.6.22)
• Veolias response to the provisional findings (16.6.22)
• Veolias supplementary response to the provisional findings (13.7.22)
• Company Xs response to the notice of possible remedies (16.6.22)
• Company Ys response to the provisional findings (27.6.22)
• GMCAs response to the provisional findings (16.6.22)
• Saurs response to the notice of possible remedies (16.6.22)

Provisional findings

19 May 2022: The CMA has provisionally found competition concerns as part of its in-depth investigation of the merger between Veolia Environnement S.A. and Suez S.A.

• Provisionals finding report (23.5.22)
• Appendices and glossary (23.5.22)
• Summary of provisional findings (19.5.22)
• Notice of provisional findings (19.5.22)
• Notice of possible remedies (19.5.22)
• Press release: In-depth Veolia-Suez merger review finds competition concerns (19.5.22)

Responses to the issues statement

• Company A (18.3.22)
• National Association of Waste Disposal Officers (18.3.22)
• United Resources Operators Consortium Limited (18.3.22)
• West London Waste Authority (18.3.22)

Initial submissions

• Veolia (18.3.22)

Issues statement

28 January 2022: The issues statement sets out the scope of the inquiry. It outlines initial theories on what might be adversely affecting competition, but it does not set out findings or conclusions.

• Issues statement (28.1.22)

Directions to appoint a monitoring trustee

14 January 2022: On 10 January 2022, pursuant to an initial enforcement order dated 20 December 2021, the CMA directed Veolia and Suez to appoint a monitoring trustee.

28 January 2022: On 18 January 2022, the CMA varied the directions to appoint a monitoring trustee issued on 10 January 2022 by removing Suez as an addressee.

• Variation order 18 January 2022 (28.1.22)
• Directions to appoint a monitoring trustee (14.1.22)

Notice of extension of inquiry period

• Termination of 21 January extension under Section 39(4) (Suez) (18.2.22)
• Termination of 11 January extension under Section 39(4) (Veolia) (18.2.22)
• Termination of 7 January extension under Section 39(4) (Suez) (1.2.22)
• Notice of extension under Section 39(4) (Suez) (21.1.22)
• Notice of extension under Section 39(4) (Veolia) (11.1.22)
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