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On 2 April 2015, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced it had accepted an undertaking from Victoria Quay International RoRo Terminal Pty Ltd (VQIRT) in relation to its proposed acquisition of a long term lease for the automotive and RoRo terminal at the Port of Fremantle (the Proposed Acquisition).
On 28 January 2015 the ACCC accepted an undertaking (the Undertaking) given by GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) and its subsidiary GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd in relation GSK’s proposed acquisition of Novartis AG (Novartis)’s global human vaccine businesses (proposed acquisition).
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a section 87B court-enforceable undertaking from LivingSocial Pty Ltd (ACN 141 684 684) (LivingSocial).
LivingSocial is an online group buying site which commenced operation in Australia in 2010.
On 18 December 2014, the ACCC announced it had accepted an undertaking (Elgas Undertaking) given by Elgas Ltd in relation to its proposed acquisition of Wesfarmers Kleenheat Gas Pty Ltd’s (Kleenheat’s) Australian east-coast liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) assets (the Proposed Acquisition).
On 17 December 2014 the ACCC accepted an undertaking (the Undertaking) given by GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) and Novartis Consumer Health Australasia Pty Ltd in relation to Novartis AG (Novartis) and GSK’s proposal to merge their global consumer healthcare businesses.
The ACCC instituted proceedings on 5 May 2014 (ARC Proceedings) and 16 October 2014 (Claims proceedings) against Coles Supermarkets Australia Ltd and Grocery Holdings Pty Ltd alleging unconscionable conduct on a number of occasions in 2011 in contravention of the Australia Comsumer Law.
TMO Sports Pty Ltd (ACN: 075 986 604) is an importer and wholesale distributor of bicycle parts and accessories in Australia.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a section 87B court-enforceable undertaking from TMO following an investigation into resale price maintenance conduct likely to contravene section 48 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
The ACCC was concerned that TMO had engaged in resale price maintenance by attempting to stop retailers from discounting products supplied by TMO.
Italiatech Australia Pty Ltd (ACN: 151 977 365) is an importer and wholesale distributor of bicycle parts and accessories in Australia.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has accepted a section 87B court-enforceable undertaking from Italiatech following an investigation into resale price maintenance conduct likely to contravene section 48 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
The ACCC was concerned that Italiatech had engaged in resale price maintenance by attempting to stop three retailers discounting a particular brand of bicycle helmet and particular brand of bicycle saddle for which Italiatech was the exclusive distributor in Australia.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a section 87B undertaking from InvoCare Limited (ACN 096 437 393) and InvoCare Australia Pty Limited (ACN 060 060 031) for making representations to consumers that were likely to be false and misleading about the need to purchase memorials at InvoCare-owned cemeteries.
InvoCare Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary, InvoCare Australia Pty Limited (together InvoCare) operate 14 cemeteries and crematoria in Australia.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a section 87B undertaking from Toys "R" Us Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 057 455 026) (Toys R Us) for supplying a household cot that did not comply with the relevant safety standard, in breach of section 106 of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
On 14 October 2014 the ACCC accepted an undertaking (the Undertaking) from Dometic Group AB (Dometic) and Dometic Australia Pty Ltd in relation to the proposed acquisition by Dometic Corporation (a subsidiary Dometic) of Atwood Investment Holdings LLC (Atwood) (the Proposed Acquisition).
Dometic is headquartered in Sweden and Atwood in the United States.
On 14 October 2014 the ACCC accepted a variation to the section 87B Undertaking provided to the ACCC by Chemical Formulators Pty Ltd, previously accepted by the ACCC on 30 October 2012.
The purpose of this Variation to the Undertaking is to amend the Compliance Program obligations contained in paragraphs 10 and 11 of Annexure B so that Chemical Formulators Pty Ltd will now be required to conduct one final independent review of its compliance program within 18 months of the first review.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking under section 87B of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (the Act) from Standard White Cabs Limited, trading as Townsville Taxis (ACN 009 743 962) (Townsville Taxis).
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a section 87B undertaking from Express Mobile Services Australia Pty Ltd (Express Mobile Services) in relation to Express Mobile Services failing to comply with certain requirements of the Franchising Code of Conduct, as well as making potentially false or misleading representations in its brochures, on its websites and in its advertisements on other websites to prospective franchisees.
Express Mobile Services is a mobile professional services franchise business with multiple divisions across Australia. The ACCC was concerned that Express Mobile Services' franchise agreements did not meet the requirements of the Franchising Code of Conduct because they contained waivers of verbal or written representations, in contravention of section 51AD of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (the Act).
The ACCC was also concerned that Express Mobile Services made representations likely to mislead or deceive prospective franchisees, and Express Mobile Services acknowledges that by engaging in this conduct it may have contravened sections 18 and 29(1)(l) of the Australian Consumer Law, being Schedule 2 to the Act.
To address the ACCC's concerns, Express Mobile Services has provided the ACCC with a court-enforceable undertaking that it will:
not engage in the same or similar conduct for three years;
provide current and prospective franchisees with franchise agreements and disclosure documents that comply with the Franchising Code of Conduct;
establish and implement a Consumer Law Compliance Program, which includes formal training of employees and master franchisees.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd (Mobil), in which Mobil agrees that it will not subscribe to the retail petrol price information exchange service supplied by Informed Sources (Australia) Pty Ltd (the Informed Sources service) for the next five years.
Mobil has also undertaken not to subscribe to any similar electronic retail petrol price information exchange services where subscribers:
can determine that other subscribers will have access to the price information they provide to the service
have access to the price information of other subscribers under the condition that they provide their own price information.
On 19 August 2014, the ACCC instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Informed Sources (Australia) Pty Ltd and several petrol retailer subscribers to the Informed Sources service in Melbourne, alleging that they contravened s 45(2) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-takes-action-against-informe…
Mobil was a subscriber to the Informed Sources service until October 2010 when it sold its interest in fuel retailing assets in Australia.
The ACCC has accepted the undertaking from Mobil and has not joined it to the Federal Court proceedings after taking into account that Mobil ceased subscribing to the Informed Sources service some time ago and has undertaken not to subscribe to similar services for five years.
Maggie Beer Products Pty Ltd (Maggie Beer Products) engages principally in the production, marketing and distribution of premium food products to consumers through retailers in all States and Territories of Australia and overseas, with such products including pâtés and preserves, oils and vinegars, soups and ice creams.
Maggie Beer Products has provided the ACCC with a court-enforceable undertaking pursuant to section 87B of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA), in response to an ACCC investigation into allegations that between at least 1 January 2011 and 8 January 2014 , Maggie Beer Products made a representation on certain “Maggie Beer” branded products, namely:
a) Ice cream (all flavours);
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a section 87B undertaking from Mrs Le Tian (Tian), trading/as SavingForAussie, for supplying a household cot that did not comply with the relevant safety standard, in breach of section 106 of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
From at least 1 June 2013 to on or about 10 September 2013, Tian supplied 275 “Canterbury Cots” that Tian admits did not comply with the consumer product safety standard for household cots (the Standard).
On 29 July 2014, the ACCC accepted an undertaking (the Undertaking) from Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (Hertz), Hertz Australia Pty Ltd (Hertz Australia) and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a section 87B undertaking from New Aim Pty Ltd ACN 115 804 432 (trading as OzPlaza.Living) (New Aim) for supplying a household cot that did not comply with the relevant safety standard, in breach of section 106 of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
The ACCC has accepted a section 87B Undertaking from Basfoods (Aust) Pty Ltd (Basfoods) following an investigation relating to breaches of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), contained in Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (the CCA).
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