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2010

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September

• September 7, 2010
  Competition Bureau to Consult on Merger Enforcement Guidelines

August

• August 31, 2010
  Update: Counterfeit Drug Seller Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison
• August 31, 2010
  Paint Products Company Agrees to End Alleged Misleading Environmental and Made in Canada Claims
• August 13, 2010
  Competition Bureau Clears Shaw's Acquisition of Canwest
• August 9, 2010
  Competition Bureau Secures Divestitures in Novartis' Acquisition of Alcon

July

• July 30, 2010
  Competition Bureau Requires Divestitures in Teva/ratiopharm Merger
• July 30, 2010
  Alberta man convicted of GST refund fraud under Competition Act
• July 30, 2010
  Competition Bureau Plays Key Role in Ending Scam Targeting Economically Vulnerable Victims
• July 29, 2010
  Competition Bureau Takes Action Against Spa Retailers For False Energy Efficiency Claims
• July 28, 2010
  Competition Bureau Requires Divestitures in Herbicide Merger
• July 15, 2010
  Criminal Charges Laid by Competition Bureau in Gas Price-Fixing Case

June

• June 29, 2010
  Competition Bureau Requires Significant Divestitures in Waste Services Merger
• June 29, 2010
  Zellers Agrees to Take Action to Correct Misleading Promotion
• June 2, 2010
  Competition Bureau Publishes Policy Relating to Hostile Transactions
• June 1, 2010
  International Day of Action Against Mass Marketing Fraud

May

• May 31, 2010
  Competition Bureau Issues Draft Fee and Service Standards Handbook for Merger-Related Matters for Comment
• May 31, 2010
  Clean Harbors Fulfills Terms of Consent Agreement
• May 31, 2010
  Guilty Plea Highlights Work of Alberta Partnership Against Cross-Border Fraud
• May 14, 2010
  Competition Bureau Confirms Enforcement Approach to new Guidelines on "Made in Canada" and "Product of Canada" Claims
• May 14, 2010
  Commissioner of Competition and Director of Public Prosecutions Sign Memorandum of Understanding
• May 13, 2010
  Reitmans Agrees to Correct Misleading Smart Set Promotion
• May 12, 2010
  Solvay Chemicals Fined $2.5 Million for its Role in a Price-Fixing Conspiracy
• May 5, 2010
  Competition Bureau Warns Against Deceptive Business Directories

April

• April 26, 2010
  Competition Bureau Announces that GST No Longer Charged for Advance Ruling Certificates
• April 26, 2010
  Paul Collins Appointed Senior Deputy Commissioner of Mergers
• April 12, 2010
  Directors of Infotel Charged With Deceptive Telemarketing
• April 6, 2010
  Beware of Online Scammers
• April 6, 2010
  Major Clothing Retailer Agrees to Correct Misleading Gift Card Promotions

March

• March 22, 2010
  Competition Bureau Responds to Revised Real Estate Rules

March 16, 2010
Media Advisory

• March 12, 2010
  New Laws for Competitor Agreements
• March 8, 2010
  International Remedy Resolves Canadian Concerns in Danaher Acquisition of MDS
• March 8, 2010
  2010 Merger Notification Transaction-Size Threshold

February

• February 26, 2010
  Employment Opportunity Scam Nets Jail Term
• February 25, 2010
  March is Fraud Prevention Month: Learn How to Protect Yourself
• February 16, 2010
  Notifiable Transactions Regulations Come into Force
• February 12, 2010
  Commissioner of Competition Announces Decision in Response to Interac's Request to Vary Consent Order
• February 8, 2010
  Competition Bureau Seeks to Prohibit Anti-competitive Real Estate Rules

January

• January 29, 2010
  March is Fraud Prevention Month in Canada and around the world!
• January 27, 2010
  Bamboo Labelling and Advertising
• January 26, 2010
  Company Pleads Guilty to Bid-Rigging in Quebec City
• January 25, 2010
  Competition Bureau Requires Divestitures by Ticketmaster-Live Nation to Promote Competition
• January 7, 2010
  Competition Bureau Reaches Further Agreements with Hot Tub Retailers on Unsupported Claims