WRITTEN QUESTION P-2499/99 by María Izquierdo Rojo (PSE) to the Commission. Medi Telecom.
Date: 1999-12-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: VAT, directive (EU), provision of services, tax exemption, tax harmonisation, taxpayer, third country

8.8.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 225 E/151

(2000/C 225 E/164)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2499/99

by Mar(cid:237)a Izquierdo Rojo (PSE) to the Commission

(16 December 1999)

Subject: Medi Telecom

With regard to the planned takeover, in the near future, of Medi Telecom by Telef(cid:243)nica Intercontinental
SA and Portugal Telecom Internacional (Sgps), what observations have been submitted to the Commission?
What will the takeover operation involve? When will the Commission adopt a final decision?

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(11 January 2000)

The transaction by means of which Telef(cid:243)nica InterContinental SA (controlled by Telef(cid:243)nica S.A.) and
Portugal Telecom Internacional S.A. (controlled by Portugal Telecom S.A.) acquire joint control of MØdi-
Telecom, a company incorporated under Morocco law, was notified to the Commission pursuant to Article
4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations
between undertakings (1) (the Merger Regulation) on 17 November 1999.

Following the established procedure, a notice announcing this notification and inviting third parties to
comment was published in the Official journal (2). The deadline for receipt of comments was 6 December
1999. The Commission is not authorised to disclose confidential information provided by those parties in
connection with the transaction.

MØdi Telecom has been created to install and operate a GSM cellular mobile telecommunications business
in Morocco. It will be the second operator in the provision of those services in direct competition with the
incumbent operator, which is so far the only player authorised in that market. The provision of MØdi
Telecom mobile telecommunication services is to be restricted to the territory of Morocco.

The Commission approved the decision on 17 December 1999 as the operation did not raise serious
doubts as to its compatibility with the common market.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989; corrected version OJ L 257, 21.9.1990; as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97,

OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, corrigendum in OJ L 40, 13.2.1998.

(2) OJ C 336, 24.11.1999.

(2000/C 225 E/165)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2500/99

by Fran(cid:231)oise GrossetŒte (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(16 December 1999)

Subject: Common system of value-added tax (cid:129) the place where services are supplied

Which precise provision of Article 9 of the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC (1) of 17 May 1977 on the
harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes should, in the Commission(cid:146)s
opinion and subject to the application of Article 9(3) of the Directive, apply to the following services when
they are supplied to a taxable person established in a country (be it a Member State or third country) other
than that where the provider of the services is established:

(cid:129) the installation and renting out of stands offering another firm, as either a means or an end, the

opportunity to advertise the qualities of its products at trade fairs;

(cid:129) management and administrative services offered by a parent company to other firms in the group;