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National Express Group / Thameslink / Great Northern Rail Franchise

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National Express Group / Thameslink / Great Northern Rail Franchise

Administrative Timetable*

*Published on 24 August 2005 (and amended on 2 November 2005), as required by Rule 6 of the Competition Commission Rules of Procedure. Any revisions made to the timetable will be published on this web site.

3 August 2005

Merger reference made

Late August–early September

Gathering information, issuing questionnaires, hearing third parties

14 September

Publish statement of issues

Late September

Main party hearing

September - October

Verifying information, considering provisional findings

7 November

Deadline for all parties’ responses/submissions required before provisional findings

Week commencing 14 November

Notifying provisional findings
Notifying and considering possible remedies (if required)

Early December

Remedies hearing(s) (if required)

Mid-December

Final deadline for all parties’ responses/submissions

Late-December

Publish report

17 January 2006

Statutory deadline

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