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  • Rockgas cleared to acquire some of BP's LPG assets

    30 May 1996 -  Rockgas cleared to acquire some of BP's LPG assets. The Commerce Commission last night cleared Rockgas Ltd to acquire the LPG assets of BP Oil New Zealand Ltd, other than those used to supply LPG to customers of BP's own branded service…

  • Johnson and Johnson made false claims about sunscreen

    19 Dec 1996 -  Johnson and Johnson made false claims about sunscreen. The Commerce Commission said today that, in its view, Johnson and Johnson has made false claims about one of its sunscreens, Sundown Broad Spectrum SPF30, and may have breached the Fair Trading

  • Commission receives two applications for Ansett companies

    20 May 1996 -  Commission receives two applications for Ansett companies. The Commerce Commission this evening received two separate applications for clearance to buy two different Ansett companies. Commission Chairman Dr Alan Bollard said that News Corp Ltd has

  • Commission decides not to intervene in Sky acquisition

    22 Nov 1996 -  Commission decides not to intervene in Sky acquisition. The Commerce Commission has said today that, on the information currently available, it has no plans to intervene in the proposal that INL and associated companies acquire a majority

  • 10 years of Commerce Act – two issues still unresolved

    22 May 1996 -  10 years of Commerce Act – two issues still unresolved. EMBARGOED until 7.30pm May 22. As the Commerce Commission marks its twentieth anniversary and the tenth anniversary of the Commerce Act 1986, Commission Chairman Dr Alan Bollard has said that

  • The Radio Network denied clearance to acquire Fifeshire

    4 Oct 1996 -  The Radio Network denied clearance to acquire Fifeshire. The Commerce Commission has today declined to clear The Radio Network of New Zealand Limited to acquire all of the shares in Fifeshire FM Broadcasters Limited. Commission Chairman Dr Alan

  • Marlborough Electric and Tasman Energy cleared to merge

    28 Mar 1996 -  Marlborough Electric and Tasman Energy cleared to merge. The Commerce Commission today cleared the merger of Marlborough Electric and Tasman Energy. The owners of the two power companies are presently consulting consumers regarding the desirability

  • Commission asked to consider Ravensdown bid for SouthFert

    29 Mar 1996 -  Commission asked to consider Ravensdown bid for SouthFert. The Commerce Commission this evening received an application for authorisation of Ravensdown Corporation Ltd's proposal to acquire up to 100 percent of the shares of SouthFert…

  • High Court warning to trade and professional associations

    23 Aug 1996 -  High Court warning to trade and professional associations. The Rotorua High Court today sent a warning to all trade and professional associations that the Commerce Act applies to them and they cannot act anti-competitively. Justice Robertson had

  • Mainland cleared to acquire some Kiwi assets and shares

    15 Oct 1996 -  Mainland cleared to acquire some Kiwi assets and shares. YPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">. The Commerce Commission today cleared Mainland Products Ltd to…