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Den påtænkte transaktion vil hovedsageligt tå virkning før markederne for bybusser og rutebiler i Frankrig og Italien, hvor joint venturet far støre markedsandele.
the extensive bargaining power of customers with the power to switch to alternative forms of risk management will prevent the new entity from dominating the European broking sector.
Kommissionen undersøgte joint venture-projektets faktiske mulighed for at være aktivt på markedet uafhængigt af konkurrenter og mulige kunder. Denne mulighed kan udelukkes, navnlig på grund af de nationale producenters (især Ivecø og Renault) faldende markedsandele i deres eget land. det store antal udbud i Frankrig øg i Italien i de seneste år og de faldende tilslagspriser. som tyder på et stort konkurrencepres fra de konkurrenter, der deltager i udbuddene.
Similar considerations have allowed the Com­mission to rule out the possibility that the merger could result in a dominant position on the United Kingdom and Irish markets for human resource consulting, despite the signif­icant presence of the parties on those markets.
Voest Alpine er en østrigsk jern- og stålvirksomhed, som navnlig har specialiseret sig i fremstilling af skinner, hvorimod Vossloh er et tysk selskab, der er aktiv inden for elektroteknik og trafikteknik.
The joint venture will combine the worldwide activities of the parent companies in the produc­tion and distribution of marine lubricants and re­sidual fuels.
Virksomheden fremstiller bl.a. systemer til fastgørelse af skinner og maskiner til bearbejdning af drejeaksler.
Residual fuels comprise marine fuels which power vessel engines and residual heavy fuel oils for industrial use.
VAE er en større østrigsk producent af sporskiftesystemer.
The trans­action does not give rise to any doubts as regards competition, in view of the relatively weak position of the joint venture on these mar­kets.
Kommissionen besluttede derfor at erklære transaktionen forenelig med fællesmarkedet og med aftalen om Det Euro pæiske Økonomiske Samarbejdsområde.
The Commission has therefore concluded that the transaction is compatible with the common market.
Kommissionens beslutning af 23. oktober.
Although both companies are primarily based in the United States, they are active worldwide.
Godkendelse af Eastman Kodaks overtagelse al' visse af Imation Corp.'s billedtekniske aktiviteter.
The transaction essentially affects two segments of the orthopaedic industry, namely hip and knee prostheses.
Godkendelse af Iveco SpA's (Fiat) og RVFs (Renault Véhicules Industriels SA) overtagelse af' den fælles kontrol med et joint venture med henblik på at sammenlægge deres aktiviteter vedrørende lang turs- og bybusser.
In addition, given some particular features of the Irish mar­ket (a small market where public tender proce­dures are not yet fully developed), the Commis­sion concluded that the merger would give rise to serious competitive concerns.
Joint venturet bliver den andenstørste europæiske producent, og aktiviteterne skal omfatte forskning og udvikling af nye salgsmodeller. reservedelsfor-
In order to meet such concerns, the parties have modified the original merger agreement through the divesti­ture to a competitor of Johnson & Johnson's business for the supply of hip and knee implants in Ireland. The Commission considered that, fol­lowing the purchase by a competitor, effective competition in Ireland would be maintained. The fines were calculated on the basis of the Commission guidelines on the method of setting fines. Significant distinctions were drawn be­tween the individual parties to the infringement.
De berørte aktiviteter omfatter billeddiagnostik, den såkaldte »dry«-teknologi og dokumentbilleder i Tyskland.
It therefore considered that the transaction was compatible with the common market and the EEA Agreement.
Konkurrence den for behandlingsudstyr i tilknytning hertil (scannere oa nomogrammer).
Competition
Kommissionens beslutning af 23. oktober.
Adopted on 21 October.
Godkendelse af Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.'s (De Forenede Stater) overtagelse af kontrol len med Sedgwick Group plc (Det Forenede Kongerige) gennem erhvervelse af hele kapitalen. Undersøgelsen centreredes om billeddiagnostik, hvor overlapningen og markedsandelene giver til strækkelig begrundelse for en grundig undersøgelse.
As regards Tate & Lyle in particular, the Com­mission substantially reduced the fine under the Notice on the non­imposition or reduction of fines in cartel, cases, in order to take account of the fact that Tate & Lyle had cooperated with the Commission, in particular by submitting two self­incriminating letters to it. The two letters adduced decisive evidence of the cartel's exist­ence and allowed the Commission to intervene in the case. Tambue/ONAB
Det fremgik af Kom missionens evaluering, at selv om transaktionen fører til en forøgelse af de sammenlagte markeds andele i forbindelse med en række aktiviteter inden for traditionel filmteknologi til røntgen og trykkerier, er der ingen grund til bekymring, da der findes stærke konkurrenter, og da traditionel teknologi inden for billeddiagnostik er i tilbagegang over alt.
The Commission has decided to impose fines totalling ECU 92.21 million on 10 companies for running a secret market­sharing, price­fixing and bid­rigging cartel in pipes used for district heating systems and for attempting to eliminate a competitor, in breach of Article 85.
Selv om Kodak gennem Imation overtager en stærk markedsstilling inden for den såkaldte »dry imager«-teknologi, drejer det sig om en ny teknologi under udvikling.
ABB was fined ECU 70 million, Løgstør ECU 8 900 000, Henss/Isoplus ECU 4 950 000, Tarco ECU 3 000 000, Pan­Isovit ECU 1 500 000, Dansk Rør ECU 1 475 000 and Ke­Kelit ECU 360 000.
Kommissionen vurderede, at det er rimeligt at antage, at Imations forspring snart vil blive indhentet af' andre leverandører. Kommissionen besluttede derfor ikke at gøre indsigelse over for transaktionen og erklære den foreneHa med fællesmarkedet.
The cartel began in Denmark in late 1990 and soon extended to Germany and other Member States; from 1994 onwards, the whole European market (worth around ECU 400 million) was cartelised.
De to selskaber er store forsikringsmæglere.
At European level and on each do­mestic market, sales quotas were fixed.
Konkurrencen fra andre udbydere af forsikringsprodukter samt kundernes store forhandlingskraft, da de kan gøre brug af andre former for risikostyring, vil dog hindre den nye enhed i at dominere europæisk forsikringsmægling.
In Ger­many and Denmark, the two largest markets, the major producers operated a particularly sophisti­cated system of bid­rigging: a 'favourite' was nominated to win each contract, the other mem­bers of the cartel putting in higher offers.
Lignende betragtninger ligger til grund for, at Kommissionen har udelukket muligheden for, at fusionen vil føre til en dominerende stilling på de irske og britiske markeder for personalerådgivning, på trods af parternes stærke stilling på disse markeder.
A particularly aggravating factor was that the car­tel was continued for nine months after the Commission had discovered the evidence in sur­prise investigations in June 1995.
Kommissionen aodkendte derfor transaktionen.
The fines were calculated on the basis of the Commission guidelines on the method of setting fines.
Kommissionens beslutning af 3. oktober.
Permissible forms of cooperation
Johnson & Johnson/DePuy Kommissionen besluttede at indlede en grundig undersøgelse over for oprettelsen af' et nyt joint venture. LHZ. der skal producere informationssystemer baseret på billeder af' jorden (»EIS«).
The Commission has concluded that the com­plaint was not sufficiently of Community inter­est owing to the fact that the measures chal­lenged — the ONAB rules on the period in articles and vocational training which require students to pass an exam before the end of the second year of training in order to obtain the certificate of aptitude for the practice of law (CAPA) as well as the limitations imposed by the local bar associations on the number of trai­nees per head of trainees and the conditions for becoming a head of trainees — essentially have their effect within a single Member State and that the complainant had not exhausted the pos­sibilities of applying to the national competition authorities and/or the national courts.
Kommissionens beslutning af 28. oktober.
Adopted on 28 September.
Godkendelse af Johnson & Johnsons overtagelse af enekontrollen med DePuy, der for øjeblikket ejes af Roche. Med det påtænkte joint venture foretages en sammenlægning af de meget kendte mærker Leica og Carl Zeiss på et meget specialiseret marked.
The deci­sion authorises Deutsche Telekom Online Ser­vice GmbH, Axel Springer Verlag AG, Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH & Co. and Infoseek Corporation to set up a full­function joint ven­ture, WSI Webseek Infoservice GmbH & Co. KG. The decision closes proceedings initiated under Article 2(4) of the merger control regu­lation. The Commission took the view that its policy with regard to the professions, as recently up­held by the Court of Justice judgment of 18 June 1998 in Case C­35/96 Commission ν Italy (not yet reported), was sufficiently clear to leave the national competition authorities and/or national courts in no doubt that Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty are applicable to the professions and may be applied directly by those authorities.
Be slutningen om at indlede en grundig undersøgelse begrundes med, at det påtænkte joint venture tilsyneladende vil få et faktisk monopol på film til luftbårne kameraer oa meaet store markedsandele in-
The dif­ficulties encountered by the complainant with the application of Belgian competition law to the professions were not regarded as automat­ically transferable to the direct application of the two Treaty provisions.
Transaktionen berører navnlig to markedssegmenter inden for den ortopædiske industri, nemlig hofte- og knæproteser.
The joint venture, WSI Webseek, will develop and provide search and navigation services for German­speaking Internet users.
Tate & Lyle. Na pier Brown og James Budgett har ført på industrimarkedet før stødt, hvidt sukker i Storbritannien, og en strategi af samme type. som kun British Sugar og Tate & Lyle har ført på detailmarkedet for stødt, hvidt sukker i Storbritannien. Kommissionen konstaterede, at transaktion vil få rimelig stor virkning i Irland, hvor den fusionerede enheds kumulerede markedsandele vil blive meget store.
Adopted on 28 October. The Commission has decided to renew for one year, i.e. for 1999, the regional aid map for 1999, the only amendments being to certain aid intensities.
Hertil kommer det irske markeds særlige be skaffenhed (et begrænset marked, hvor offentlige udbudsprocedurer endnu ikke er særligt udbredt), hvorfor Kommissionen konkluderede, at fusionen giver anledning til alvorlig tvivl i konkurrence mæssig henseende.
In accordance with point 6 of the guidelines on national regional aid, adopted by the Commission on 16 December 1997, the Austrian map for 1999 was examined on the basis of the method defined in its 1988 notice.
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Request for information
Sidstnævnte omfatter brændstof" til skibe og industribrug.
The aid is to be granted to the semi-public electricity company Kraftnat Aland, the owner of the cable, whose duty it is to build the network, connect consum­ers and supply electricity.
Transaktionen giver ikke anledning til tvivl med hensyn til for eneligheden, da joint venturet får en forholdsvis svag stilling på disse markeder.
In deciding that the aid was compatible with the common market, the Commission took account of the fact that the public service obligation on Kraftnat Aland is covered by the concept of service of general economic interest under Article 90(2) of the EC Treaty and that the development of trade will not be affected to an extent contrary to the com­mon interest as the new cable will be available to all distributors and consumers wishing to pur­chase electricity in Sweden.
Ulovlige horisontale karteller
12-1997, point 1.2.79
Afvisning af klage og midlertidige forholdsregler over for det belgiske advokatforbund. Ordre professionnel des avocats de Belgique (ONAB).
Since 1990, the Bitterfeld site had had two plants, 'Chlore III' and 'Chlore IV', the latter belonging to Chemie Bitterfeld Wolfen.
British Sugar, Tate & Lyle, Napier Brown og James Budgett Kommissionen vurderede, at klagen ikke var af til strækkelig interesse for Fællesskabet, da de om handlede foranstaltninger — ONAB's regler før praktikperioder og erhvervsuddannelse, hvorefter advokatfuldmægtige skal bestå en eksamen før ud-
In 1997, CEB, whilst continuing to cover the losses of Chlore III, in turn created BCA which, with responsibility only for the restructured Chlore IV, was privatised without further aid.
Kommissionen afviste at træffe midlertidige forholdsregler, da Kommissionen kun kan træffe sådanne, når de synes nødvendige for at hindre, at en beslutning truffet i henhold til artikel 3 bliver ineffektiv eller endog uden formål i betragtning af visse virksomheders adfærd.
Decision to request information on part of a measure and to initiate proceedings under Article 93(2) of the EC Treaty against the other part
Kartellet startede i Danmark sidst i 1990 og blev hurtigt udvidet til Tyskland og andre markeder. Fra og med 1994 omfattede kartellet hele det europæiske marked (hvis værdi anslås til omkring 400 mio. ECU).
Commission decision on aid to Lenzing Lyocell GmbH & Co KG, a manufacturer of lyocell fibres, for its new factory in the Land of Burgenland. planned investment aid for Saxonylon Textil GmbH in the form of grants totalling DEM 42.35 million (ECU 21.56 million) intended to assist the construction of a new synthetic yarn production line.
Såvel på europæisk som på nationalt plan var der fastlagt kvotaordninger.
The code on aid to the synthetic fibres industry is also applicable to developing regions.
I Tysk land og Danmark, som er de to største markeder, havde kartellet et særligt avanceret system, hvor med de manipulerede med tilbudsgivningen — for hver kontrakt, der blev udbudt, blev der udpeget en »vinder«, og de andre kartelmedlemmer afgav højere bud.
The Commission has serious doubts as to compliance with the requirements of the syn­thetic fibres code, which is also applicable in the new Länder, especially as regards the require­ment for a significant reduction in production capacity in view of the overcapacity in the in­dustry.
Bøderne blev fastlagt efter Kommissionens ret ningslinjer for bødeberegning.
Reference: Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty: OJ C 368, 23.12.1994; Bull. 7/8-1994, point 1.2.42
Tilladte samarbejdsformer
Adopted on 14 October.
WSI Webseek Infoservice GmbH & Co. KG Kort beskrevet vurderede Kommissionen, at dens beslutningspraksis for så vidt angår liberale er hverv, før nyligt bekræftet ved Domstolens dom af 18. juni 1998 i sag C-35/96, Kommissionen mod Italien (endnu ikke offentliggjort), er tilstrækkelig klar til ikke at give anledning til de nationale konkurrencemyndigheders og/eller de nationale dom stoles tvivl med hensyn til. hvorvidt traktatens artikel 85 og 86 finder anvendelse på liberale erhverv, idet sådanne myndigheder kan anvende disse be stemmelser direkte. De vanskeligheder, som klage ren omtaler, med hensyn til at anvende de belgiske konkurrenceregler på liberale erhverv, kan ikke uden videre overføres på den direkte anvendelse af' de to nævnte bestemmelser i traktaten.
The Commission exam­ined various amounts of aid already granted to Lenzing Lyocell GmbH & Co KG or about to be granted to it, some of them being granted under approved schemes or schemes existing prior to accession. The firm is part of the Austrian group Lenzing, one of the largest synthetic fibre pro­ducers in the world. The aid, intended for invest­ment, environmental protection, training and probably as operating aid, totals at least ATS 1 034.7 million (ECU 74.7 million), some of the aid measures not yet being clear (new invest­ment aid, State guarantee and, probably, a sub­stantial amount of operating aid). On the basis of the information available, the Commission has serious doubts as to the compatibility of the aid with the common market. As regards the aid to be granted under approved or existing schemes, it is unable to determine whether the conditions and ceilings provided for by those schemes have been complied with, and it has therefore decided to adopt a decision requiring the Austrian Gov­ernment to provide it with all the necessary information to allow it to take a position in this respect. The Commission has decided, in respect of the aid which is not covered by such schemes and whose compatibility it is at present unable to determine, to initiate proceedings under Arti­cle 93(2) of the EC Treaty. Decisions to initiate proceedings under Article 93(2) of the EC Treaty
Godkendelse af oprettelsen af et selvstændigt fungerende joint venture, WSI Webseek Infoservice GmbH & Co. KG, mellem Deutsche Telekom Online Service GmbH, Axel Springer Verlag AG. Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH & Co. og Infoseek Corporation, efter en procedure i henhold til fusionsf'orordninaens artikel 2. stk. 4. Kommissionen besluttede at give bødestraffe på i alt 92.21 mio. ECU til ti selskaber, der havde dan net et hemmeligt kartel af fjernvarmerørproducenter, da de i strid med artikel 85 havde opdelt markeder, fastsat priser og manipuleret med tilbud samt forsøgt at trænge en konkurrent ud af markedet.
The aid consists, on the one hand, in capital increases totalling ITL 304 billion (ECU 156.5 million) injected by Poligrafico into a group member, Cartieri Miliani, and, on the other, in the payment of significantly excessive prices in connection with exclusive contracts concluded between the State and Poligrafico involving profits of between ITL 130 billion and ITL 270 billion (ECU 66-139 million), in partic­ular with the company Verres.
ABB fik en bøde på 70 000 000 ECU, Løgstør 8 900 000 ECU. Henss/lsoplus 4 950 000 ECU. Tarco 3 000 000 ECU, Pan-Isovit 1 500 000 ECU,
If the aid is to be considered compatible with the common market, it must comply with the terms of the guidelines on aid for firms in difficulty.
Joint venturet er under betegnelsen WSI Webseek aktivt inden for udvikling og afsætning af søgemaskiner til tysksprogede brugeres navigering og in formationssøgning på Internet.
Reference: code on aid to the synthetic fibres in­dustry: OJ C 94, 30.3.1996; Bull. 1/2-1996, point 1.3.58
Regionale støtteordninger forenelig med fællesmarkedet, da den hverken fører til eller styrker en dominerende stilling og heller ikke medfører et konkurrencebegrænsende samarbejde mellem moderselskaberne.
Reference: code on aid to the synthetic fibres in­dustry: OJ C 94, 30.3.1996; Bull. 1/2-1996, point 1.3.58
Kommissionens beslutning om 1999-kor-tet over regionale støtteordninger.
The German Government having officially informed the Commission that the guarantee to Dörries Scharmann would not be granted and that it was withdrawing its noti­fication, the proceedings no longer served any purpose.
Statsstøtte
Positive final decisions
Beslutninger om ikke at gøre indsigelse
The purpose of the aid is to mo­dernise Cotesi's production process.
Kommissionens meddelelse vedrorende metoden for anvendelse af EF-traktatens artikel 92. slk.
In order for the aid to be considered compatible with the common market, the investment must comply with the code on aid to the synthetic fibres in­dustry even if it is granted in a region eligible for regional aid under the exemption provided for in Article 92(3)(a) of the EC Treaty.
3. li tra a) og c), pa regionalstøtte — EFI' C 212 af 12.8.1988, senest ændret ved meddelelse om æn dring af metoden for anvendelse af EF-traktatens ar tikel 92. stk. 3. litra c) pa statsstøtte med regionalt sigte — EFT C 364 af 20.12.1994 og Bulk 6-1994, punkt 1.2.59
The Commission has serious doubts in this respect, in particular as regards the obligation to reduce capacity significantly in exchange for the aid.
Vedtaget af Kommissionen den 28. oktober.
Decisions to terminate proceedings
Kommissionens beslutning om støtte til virksomheden Bitterfeld Chlor-Alkali GmbH (BCA). beliggende i delstaten Sachsen-Anhalt.
Commission decision on aid for Biotec Biologische Naturverpackungen GmbH.
Den Italienske Republik mod Kommissionen for de Europæiske Fællesskaber, sag C-47/91 — Saml. 1994, s. 1-4635
7/8-1994, point 1.2.42 Initiation of proceedings: Bull.
Vedtaget af Kommissionen den 28. oktober.
Reference: Community framework on State aid for research and development: OJ C 45, 17.2.1996; Bull.
Virksomheden Bitterfeld Chlor-Alkali GmbH (BCA), tidligere »Chlore IV«. blev skabt ved oprettelsen af to selskaber.
12-1995, point 1.3.57 Initiation of proceedings: Bull. 1/2-1998, point 1.3.121
Vedtaget af Kommissionen den 14. oktober.
Adopted on 28 October.
Kom missionen besluttede ikke at gøre indsigelse over for støtte på 48 mio. FIM (8 mio. ECU) til nedlægning af' et nyt elektrisk kabel mellem Sverige og den finske ø Åland til erstatning af" det beskadigede gamle kabel og for at øge transmissionskapaciteten for at dække øens elbehov i de næste 20 år.
The Commission has decided to terminate Article 93(2) proceedings and not to object to the rescue and restructuring aid for Neptun Industrie Rostock GmbH (NIR), totalling DEM 60 million (ECU 30.6 million). NIR, previously owned by the Bremer Vulkan group, was acquired in 1997 by Meyer Werft, one of the largest German shipyards.
Støtten ydes til det halvoffentlige elselskab Kraftnät Åland, som ejer kablet, og som har ansvaret for nettets opbygning, brugertilslutningen og elforsyningen.
The Com­mission concluded that the new rescue and res­tructuring plan submitted to it complied with the relevant guidelines and that the aid could be regarded as compatible with the common mar­ket.
Kommissionen konkluderede, at støtten er forenelig med fællesmarkedet, i betragtning af at den forpligtelse, som Kraftnät Åland har til at yde offentlig tjeneste, er omfattet af' begrebet tjeneste ydelser af almindelig økonomisk interesse som om handlet i EF-traktatens artikel 90. stk. 2, og at ud viklingen i samhandelen ikke berøres i et omfang, der strider mod den fælles interesse, da det nye ka bel åbnes for samtlige forsyningsvirksomheder og forbrugere, som måtte ønske at købe el i Sverige.
In January, the Com­mission had initiated Article 93(2) proceedings on R & D aid for projects carried out by Biotec Biologische Naturverpackungen GmbH, of which ECU 1.5 million had already been paid, leaving a balance of ECU 1.16 million. With regard to the latter, the German Government had informed the Commission that it was withdraw­ing the notification as it had decided not to grant the aid. As regards the aid already paid, the Commission had been informed that it had been granted under the 'Biotechnologie 2000-Pro-gramm', approved by it in 1992. The Commis­sion concluded that, as the aid had been granted in accordance with the authorising decision, it would not raise any objections. It has therefore terminated the proceedings. 1.2.57. Commission decision on aid for Tubos Europa, Extremadura.
Konkurrence men det nøjagtige beløb for en række støtteforanstaltninger kan endnu ikke fastlægges (ny investeringsstøtte, statsgarantier, sandsynlig driftsstøtte af en betydelig størrelsesorden).
Community framework for State aid for research and development: OJ C 45, 17.2.1996; Bull. 12-1995, point 1.3.57
På baggrund af de oplysninger, som Kommissionen råder over for øjeblikket, nærer den alvorlig tvivl om støttens for enelighed med fællesmarkedet.
Adopted on 28 October. The Commission has decided to terminate Article 93(2) proceedings and to authorise aid totalling ESP 1 175 million (ECU 7.02 million) for the setting-up of Tubos Europa in Extremadura.