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Hovedprincippet bag hele fusionsforordningen er, at bevarelse af en konkurrencepræget markedsstruktur er den bedste garanti for opretholdelse og styrkelse af industriens og hele den europæiske økonomis konkurrenceevne, solid og varig vækst og dermed også et højt beskæftigelsesniveau i EU.
In short, the fundamental principle underlying the Merger Regulation is that preserving competitive market structures is the best way of maintaining and improving the competitiveness of industry and of the European economy in general and of ensuring solid, lasting growth and, accordingly, a high level of employment in the European Union.
Beskæftigelsessituationen i Europa er således ikke et element, der direkte indgår i de overvejelser, Kommissionen gør sig, når den skal vurdere en konkret fusion, men dette aspekt indgår naturligvis i den overordnede konkurrencepolitik.
The state of the labour market in Europe is not, therefore, one of the Commission's immediate concerns when vetting a merger, but this aspect is a consideration in terms of competition policy broadly speaking.
Det fastsættes i øvrigt også i fusionsforordningens artikel 18, at repræsentanter for medarbejderne i de anmeldende virksomheder kan fremsætte deres bemærkninger under sagsbehandlingen.
Under Article 18 of the Merger Regulation, workers' representatives from notifying companies can make their views known in the course of the merger vetting procedure.
Desuden har Kommissionen planer om i anmeldelsesformularen at indføje en påmindelse til virksomhederne om, at de skal overholde de forpligtelser, der påhviler dem i henhold til gældende EU- og nationale regler om arbejdsmarkedsrelationer i forbindelse med fusioner.
The Commission is also planning to include in the notification form a reminder to notifying companies that they must meet their obligations under the Community and national social provisions applicable to merger transactions.
I den forbindelse må det også understreges, at der er andre af EU's politikker, bl.a. beskæftigelses- og erhvervspolitikken, der også tager sigte på at fastholde et højt beskæftigelsesniveau og fremme den europæiske økonomis konkurrenceevne i overensstemmelse med de mål, der er fastsat i EF-traktaten.
Against that background, it should also be noted that other EU policies, in particular employment policy and enterprise policy, also make a major contribution to maintaining high employment and developing the competitiveness of the European economy in accordance with the objectives laid down in the EC Treaty.
Disse forskellige politikker supplerer helt naturligt hinanden.
These various policies are therefore broadly and naturally complementary.
I udøvelsen af sin kompetence til at føre kontrol med fusioner skal Kommissionen således undersøge, om de fusioner, den får til behandling, skaber eller styrker en dominerende stilling, der fører til, at den effektive konkurrence hæmmes betydeligt på fællesmarkedet eller en betydelig del af det.
Accordingly, when exercising its powers to scrutinise mergers, the Commission must consider whether the transactions notified to it create or strengthen a dominant position as a result of which effective competition would be significantly impeded in the common market or in a substantial part of it.
Ved vurderingen heraf skal Kommissionen bl.a. i henhold til fusionsforordningens artikel 2, stk. 1, litra b), tage hensyn til den tekniske og økonomiske udvikling, dvs. de effektivitetsgevinster, som en fusion direkte kan resultere i, for så vidt som de er til gavn for forbrugerne og ikke lægger hindringer i vejen for konkurrencen.
When carrying out this analysis, the Commission is required under Article 2(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation to take account of technical and economic progress, i.e. efficiency gains which are the direct result of the merger, provided that they are to the consumers' advantage and do not form an obstacle to competition.
Denne analyse af effektivitetsgevinster kan i praksis give nogenlunde samme resultat, som hvis man lagde et kriterium baseret på nettofordelene til grund, men det er klart, at Kommissionen tager stilling til eksistensen og omfanget af disse effektivitetsgevinster i et konkurrencemæssigt perspektiv, og at der kun kan tages hensyn til dem i det omfang, hvor de i sidste instans vil gavne konkurrencen.
In practice, taking these efficiency gains into account may produce similar results to applying a net benefit criterion, albeit on the understanding that the existence and scope of those efficiency gains are assessed by the Commission as part of a competition analysis and can therefore be taken into account only in so far as they ultimately have a beneficial effect on competition.
Det er rigtigt, at fusionsforordningen tager sigte på at forhindre, at der skabes eller styrkes dominerende stillinger, der vil kunne hæmme konkurrencen på fællesmarkedet betydeligt i strid med EF-traktatens artikel 82, som udelukkende er rettet mod misbrug af en allerede eksisterende dominerende stilling.
It is true that the Merger Regulation is designed to prohibit the creation or strengthening of dominant positions as a result of which effective competition would be significantly impeded in the common market, and this as opposed to Article 82 of the EC Treaty, which refers only to abuse by companies already in a dominant position.
Det afspejler, at der er tale om to forskellige regelsæt, der supplerer hinanden — mens det første etablerer en forudgående og per definition præventiv kontrol, går det andet ud på en efterfølgende kontrol, hvor formålet er at skride ind over for et stedfundet misbrug.
This reflects the different, complementary natures of these two legal instruments: whereas the former introduces a priori checks which are preventive in nature, the latter consists of ex-post checks which are punitive in nature.
Fordelene ved en forudgående kontrol med fusioner ligger i, at det virker mere effektivt at opretholde en effektiv konkurrence på de markeder, der berøres af en fusion, end sidenhen at skulle skride ind over for virksomheder, der efter en fusion misbruger en dominerende stilling, som de har opnået eller fået styrket i kraft af fusionen.
The attraction of a priori merger supervision lies in the fact that it is more efficient to maintain a situation of effective competitive situation on the markets concerned than to take steps subsequently against anti-competitive abuse by companies which have acquired or strengthened a dominant position as the result of a merger.
I løbet af de 13 år, hvor fusionsforordningen har eksisteret, har Kommissionen behandlet over 2 300 fusioner, og kun 18 af dem har den nedlagt forbud mod.
In thirteen years of implementing the Merger Regulation, the Commission has examined more than 2 300 merger transactions only 18 of which were prohibited.
Blandt de fusioner, Kommissionen har godkendt, er der adskillige, der har resulteret i fremkomsten af stærke europæiske koncerner, der er blevet førende i verden på deres felt eller er blevet i stand til at konkurrere med de førende.
Many of the mergers authorised by the Commission have allowed powerful European groups to emerge which are themselves world leaders or able to challenge world leaders on their respective markets.
Blandt dem kan nævnes de koncerner, der blev dannet efter beslutningerne i sagerne Carrefour/Promodes, TotalFina/Elf, Volvo/Renault, Framatome/Siemens, Usinor/Arbed/Aceralia (fusioneret i Arcelor) og Aérospatiale/DaimlerChrysler Aerospace/Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) (fusioneret i European Aeronautic, Defense and Space Company (EADS)).
Examples include the groups which resulted from the decisions concerning Carrefour/Promodes, TotalFina/Elf, Volvo/Renault, Framatome/Siemens, Usinor/Arbed/Aceralia (merged as Arcelor) and Aérospatiale/DaimlerChrysler Aerospace/Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) (merged as the European Aeronautic, Defense and Space Company (EADS)).
Et yderligere eksempel kunne have været Air Liquide/Brin's Oxygen Company (BOC), hvis ikke denne fusion var blevet opgivet, efter at de amerikanske myndigheder havde tilkendegivet, at de sandsynligvis ville nedlægge forbud mod den.
The Air Liquide/Brin's Oxygen Company (BOC) merger would be another example if that particular transaction had not been abandoned after the US authorities had indicated that it would very probably be banned.
Blandt de fusioner, der er nedlagt forbud mod (eller som blev opgivet under Kommissionens sagsbehandling) figurerer såvel fusioner, der tog sigte på at skabe europæisk ledede industripoler (som f.eks. Volvo/Scania), som fusioner, der ville have resulteret i ikke-europæisk ledede industripoler (som f.eks. General Electric (GE)/Honeywell).
Prohibited mergers (or mergers abandoned in the course of in-depth investigations by the Commission) include those designed to establish both European (e.g. Volvo/Scania) and non-European (e.g. General Electric (GE)/Honeywell) groups.
Det viser helt klart, at Kommissionen i sin måde at udøve fusionskontrol på er neutral i forhold til, hvem fusionsparterne og deres aktionærer er, og hvilken nationalitet de har, og at det ikke er i strid med det overordnede mål, som er at øge erhvervslivets og hele den europæiske økonomis konkurrenceevne, fastholde et højt beskæftigelsesniveau og derigennem sikre en solid og varig vækst i EU.
It is thus clear that the Commission exercises its merger supervision powers in a perfectly neutral fashion as regards the identity and nationality of the companies involved or their shareholders and that this is not incompatible with the objectives of making European industry and the European economy in general more competitive, maintaining high employment and guaranteeing solid, lasting growth in the European Union.
2004/C 783 E/092
2004/C 783 E/092
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3088/03
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3088/03
Om: Fusion mellem Péchiney og Alcan
Subject: Pechiney-Alcan merger
Uanset hvad pressen måtte have fremført om denne sag, er der tale om en fjendtlig overtagelse.
Whatever the press may say, this is a hostile takeover.
For tre år siden slog en næsten tilsvarende fusion mellem de to selskaber fejl, fordi Alcan nægtede at afgive sin fabrik i Norf.
Three years ago a similar merger between the two companies failed after Alcan refused to give up its plant in Norf.
I dag har Kommissionen imidlertid givet selskabet tilladelse til at vælge mellem Norf og tre af Péchineys fabrikker i Frankrig (Neuf-Brisach, Annecy og Rugles).
However, the Commission is now authorising it to choose between Norf and three of Pechiney's French sites (Neuf-Brisach, Annecy and Rugles).
Alt tyder på, at det er de sidstnævnte, der vil blive solgt.
It seems clear that the latter sites will be sold off.
Kan Kommissionen oplyse navnene på potentielle købere af de enheder, der vil blive overdraget, og navnlig om der er tale om europæere?
Will the Commission provide the names of the potential buyers of the units to be sold off, specifying in particular whether they are European or non-European?
Kan Kommissionen gøre rede for de øvrige grundlæggende ændringer af situationen, der har bevirket, at den har skiftet mening med hensyn til fusionen mellem Péchiney og Alcan?
Will the Commission explain what other fundamental changes have been made to the situation to allow it to alter its opinion on an Alcan-Pechiney merger?
Kan den endvidere gøre rede for de beskæftigelsesmæssige følger af betingelsen om at undgå overlapninger mellem de to virksomheders aktiviteter?
Will it also explain what the condition regarding removal of duplication between the two companies' activities means in terms of jobs?
(28. november 2003)
(28 November 2003)
Den 29. september 2003 godkendte Kommissionen Alcans overtagelse af aluminiumsproducenten Pechiney.
On 29 September 2003, the Commission has authorised the acquisition of aluminium producer Pechiney by Alcan.
Kommissionens undersøgelse af transaktionen rejste konkurrencemæssige betænkeligheder på en række markeder, men Alcan har afgivet tilsagn, som Kommissionen fandt tilstrækkelige til at løse de pågældende konkurrenceproblemer.
Whilst the Commission's investigation of the transaction indicated that the transaction would raise serious doubts in a number of markets, Alcan has proposed undertakings which the Commission considered sufficient to remove the competition problems identified.
Alcan har afgivet tilsagn om frasalg af enten Alcans eller Pechineys aktiver.
Alcan has offered divestment proposals that contain either Alcan assets or Pechiney assets.
Efter en omhyggelig gennemgang af frasalgsforslagene og en yderligere forbedring af Alcans forslag er Kommissionen kommet til den konklusion, at begge pakker består af lige rentable virksomheder, som begge er i stand til at fjerne de konkurrencemæssige betænkeligheder, Kommissionen har påpeget.
After having carefully assessed the divestment packages, and only after Alcan had further improved its proposal, the Commission has come to the conclusion that both packages consist of equally viable businesses that are equally capable of removing the competition concerns identified by the Commission.
Parterne kunne påvise, at der er bred interesse fra potentielle købere af disse aktiver såvel i som uden for Europa.
The parties were able to demonstrate to the Commission that there is a wide interest from potential buyers, both European and non-European, for these assets.
Det er ikke givet, at kun Pechineys aktiver vil blive frasolgt.
In this respect, it cannot be taken for granted that only Pechiney assets will be divested.
De fusionerende parter indleder nu forhandlinger med potentielle købere, som først derefter vil blive præsenteret for Kommissionen, der skal tage stilling til, om den eller de foreslåede købere kan accepteres.
The merging parties will now commence negotiations with potential buyers, and only afterwards, the potential buyer(s) will be presented to the Commission, who will then decide whether the proposed buyer(s) can be accepted.
På nuværende tidspunkt er det derfor ikke muligt at pege på den eller de mulige købere.
At this stage, it is therefore not possible to indicate who the potential buyer(s) might be.
Det er vigtigt at understrege, at man i denne sag har nydt godt af en lang forudgående periode, hvor Kommissionen indledte sin markedsundersøgelse, inden den modtog den egentlige anmeldelse.
It is important to stress that this case has benefited from a long pre-notification phase during which the Commission has started its market investigation prior to the actual notification.
Endvidere har Kommissionen allerede kendskab til de undersøgte markeder.
In addition, the markets investigated are not new to the Commission.
Den har tidligere undersøgt en række transaktioner i aluminiumsindustrien, ikke mindst den opgivne Alcan/Pechiney-transaktion for tre år siden.
A number of transactions in the aluminium industry, not the least the aborted Alcan/Pechiney transaction three years ago, have been investigated by the Commission in the past.
Denne sag adskiller sig fra den tidligere anmeldte Alcan/Pechiney-transaktion ved, at Alcan denne gang har foreslået afhjælpende foranstaltninger, som klart tager sigte på at fjerne de konkurrencemæssige betænkeligheder umiddelbart.
What distinguishes this case most from the previously notified Alcan/Pechiney transaction is that this time, Alcan has proposed remedies that clearly aimed at solving the competition concerns on a first assessment basis.
Da disse foranstaltninger blev foreslået tidligt i processen og omfatter ambitiøse, strukturelle og klare tilsagn, kunne Kommissionen foretage en grundig markedsafprøvning af dem og gøre pakken af foranstaltninger endnu mere effektiv og attraktiv.
As these remedies were proposed early in the process and encompass ambitious, structural and clear commitments, the Commission was able to market test them extensively and improve the effectiveness and attractiveness of the remedy package further.
Kommissionen har ikke fået oplyst virkningen af Alcans overtagelse af Pechiney for antallet af Alcans ansatte.
The effect of the acquisition of Pechiney on the number of people employed by Alcan has not been communicated to the Commission.
Kommissionen vil gerne understrege, at formålet med fusionskontrollen er at sikre, at konkurrencestrukturerne bevares gennem negativ kontrol.
Indeed, the Commission would like to underline that the objective of merger control is to make sure that, through a negative control, competitive structures are preserved.
Et regelsæt, der beskytter den effektive konkurrence, giver normalt virksomhederne tilstrækkelige incitamenter til at forbedre deres effektivitet og dermed bedre sikre deres overlevelse på de forskellige markeder.
A regulatory framework that upholds effective competition usually provides appropriate incentives to firms to enhance their efficiency and thus to ensure their better survival in the respective markets.
Endvidere har dynamisk konkurrence mellem konkurrencedygtige virksomheder en tendens til at øge innovationen og dermed økonomiens vækstrate.
Further, dynamic competition between competitive firms tends to increase the rate of innovation, thereby raising the economy's rate of growth.
Endelig er beskyttelse af konkurrencen et effektivt middel til at sikre vækst og dermed stabile og varige arbejdspladser.
Ultimately, the protection of competition is a very effective way to ensure growth and, thereby, stable and lasting jobs.
På kort sigt kan bestræbelser for at forbedre virksomhedernes konkurrenceevne gennem fusioner eller overtagelser imidlertid omfatte omstrukturering og tab af arbejdspladser.
Nevertheless, in the short term, efforts to improve the competitiveness of firms by means of mergers or acquisitions may involve restructuring and loss of employment.
I den foreliggende sag har Alcan for at opnå Kommissionens godkendelse af transaktionen afgivet tilsagn om at frasælge selskaber til uafhængige udenforstående, der aktivt vil udvikle dem til rentable konkurrenter.
In the specific case under consideration, Alcan, in order to obtain Commission's clearance on the operation, has committed to divest businesses and sell them off to independent third parties committed to develop them in order to create viable competitors.
Disse aktiviteter udgør faktisk størstedelen af de overskydende aktiver i de to selskaber.
Those activities actually represent the largest part of the redundant assets between the two companies.
Derfor kan pakken af afhjælpende foranstaltninger forventes at begrænse de kortfristede virkninger af transaktionen for antallet af arbejdspladser på EU-plan.
For this reason, the remedy package is likely to limit a possible short-term impact of the transaction on the level of jobs in the Union.
Hvad angår de økonomiske fordele af transaktionen er Kommissionen, som det fremgår af ordlyden af udkastet til Kommissionens meddelelse om vurdering af horisontale fusioner, villig til at opfatte fordelene ved de analyserede transaktioner som en modvægt mod de mulige konkurrencebegrænsende virkninger.
With regard to the consideration of the economic benefits of the operation, the Commission, as also witnessed by the wording of the draft Commission Notice on the appraisal of horizontal mergers, is open to consider the benefits of the operations analysed as a counterbalance to the possible anti-competitive effects that it would create.
Større effektivitet kan være en sådan formildende omstændighed, hvis den i det mindste delvis kommer forbrugerne til gode.
Efficiencies can be one such mitigating factor, provided that they are at least in part passed on to consumers.
Det er imidlertid transaktionens parter, der bør fremføre overbevisende argumenter om større effektivitet.
However, concerning efficiencies, it belongs to the parties in the operation to put forward convincing arguments.
I den foreliggende sag har parterne ikke gjort dette i deres anmeldelse, selv om Alcan har meddelt finansmarkederne, at overtagelsen vil skabe omkostningsbesparelser og skabe synergi og dermed forbedre virksomhedens konkurrenceevne på lang sigt.
In this specific operation, the parties have not done so in their notification, although Alcan has communicated to the financial markets that this acquisition will create cost savings and synergies, improving the competitiveness of the company in the long term.
Hvad angår transaktionens nationale dimension, må Kommissionen i sin konkurrencevurdering fokusere på, hvordan en transaktionen kan påvirke konkurrencedynamikken på de berørte markeder, uden at skele til den anmeldende parts eller aktionærernes identitet eller nationalitet.
With regard to the national dimension of the operation, the Commission, in its competitive analysis, has to focus on how a transaction could affect the competitive dynamics of the markets concerned, irrespective of the identity and nationality of the notifying party or of the shareholders involved.
2004/C 783 E/093
2004/C 783 E/093
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3089/03
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3089/03
af Bruno Gollnisch (NI) til Rådet
by Bruno Gollnisch (NI) to the Council
EF-traktatens artikel 87, som vedrører statsstøtte, præciserer de tilfælde, hvor statsstøtte kan betragtes som værende forenelig med fællesmarkedet, f.eks. når formålet er at fremme den økonomiske udvikling i et område eller visse erhvervsgrene, afhjælpe en alvorlig forstyrrelse i en medlemsstats økonomi osv.
Article 87 of the Treaty lays down the rules governing State aids and specifies which types may be considered as compatible with the common market, e.g. aid to promote the economic development of certain areas or activities, or to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State, etc.
Hvis Alstom-koncernen med titusinder af ansatte i Europa går fallit, vil følgerne for beskæftigelsen og økonomien i hele regioner være så alvorlige, at de uden tvivl vil kunne betragtes som forstyrrende .
If Alstom, which employs tens of thousands of workers in Europe, were to go bakrupt, this would have a devastating effect on employment and the economy of entire regions and would undoubtedly cause a disturbance .
Alligevel har Kommissionen indtaget en yderst pedantisk holdning i denne sag.
And yet the Commission has decided to be particularly strict on this issue.
Mener Rådet, at de europæiske bestemmelser, der stort set ikke er blevet ændret siden begyndelsen, stadig er hensigtsmæssige nu, hvor konkurrencen er verdensomspændende og ofte illoyal?
Does the Council consider that the EU texts, which have remained virtually unchanged since the beginning, are still appropriate for responding to the challenges of competition, which is now worldwide and, in may cases, unfair?
Og navnlig, agter det at ændre de relevante artikler i traktaten, således at henvisningerne til konkurrencevilkårene og fællesmarkedet nedtones til fordel for beskæftigelseshensyn eller strategiske sektorers overlevelse?
Is it prepared, in particular, to remove references in the relevant articles of the Treaty to competition and the operation of the common market and replace them with references to the need to preserve jobs and fight for the survival of strategic sectors?
Det ærede parlamentsmedlem gøres opmærksom på, at Rådet ikke har kompetence til at revidere traktaten om oprettelse af Det Europæiske Fællesskab.
The attention of the Honourable Member is drawn to the fact that it is not within the Council's competencies to revise the text of the Treaty establishing the European Community.
En sådan revision kan kun finde sted i forbindelse med en regeringskonference og efterfølgende ratifikation i medlemsstaterne.
Such a revision can only take place within the framework of an intergovernmental conference and by subsequent ratification by the Member States.
Der erindres desuden om, at Europa-Parlamentet har deltaget aktivt i Det Europæiske Konvents arbejde, og at det i den forbindelse formentlig har kunnet forelægge sine synspunkter vedrørende det spørgsmål, det ærede parlamentsmedlem rejser.
Furthermore, it is recalled that the European Parliament has taken an active part in the work carried out by the European Convention, and has presumably been in a position to present views on the issue raised by the Honourable Member in that framework.
2004/C 70 E/231
2004/C 70 E/231
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3094/03
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3094/03