natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Skriftlige erklæringer fra virksomheder til Kommissionen i forbindelse med immunitet eller anmodninger om bødefritagelse blev i visse
For such efficiencies to be taken into account, however, they must benefit consumers, theymust only be attainable via the merger, they must be likely to be realised, and they must be verifiable.
XXXIII BERETNING OM KONKURRENCEPOLITIKKEN 2003 — SEK(2004) 658 ENDELIG tilfælde af USA’s underretter betragtet som værende editionspligtige dokumenter.
XXXIIIRD REPORT ON COMPETITION POLICY 2003 — SEC(2004) 658 FINAL
Kommissionen fortsætter dialogenmed retsvæsenet og erhvervslivet for yderligere at fremme disse procedurer og mindske risikoen foredition af erklæringer fra virksomheder.
The consultation period officially ended on 28 February 2003. The consultationresulted in the submission of some 40 replies, with more than 20 of the submissions being received frominternational law firms and national and international law societies and associations, including commentsfrom the OECD Competition Division.
Kommissionens indsats tager udelukkende sigte på at gøresamarbejdsmeddelelsen mere effektiv og sikre, at virksomheder, der anmoder om favorabelbehandling eller bødefritagelse, ikke stilles ringere, hvad angår eventuelle civile erstatningskrav, endvirksomheder, der ikke samarbejder med Kommissionen.
The Competition DG also received some nine replies fromindustry (industry associations and individual companies), as well as three submissions from consumerorganisations. Comments were also received from four Member States (France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom) and from the Norwegian and Polish competition authorities.
34.Hvad angår administrativ organisation, blev der indført en vigtig ændring i håndteringen afkartelundersøgelser som følge af den interne reorganisering af GD for Konkurrence.
Theintention is to increase understanding of the investigation process, to enhance the efficiency ofinvestigations, and to ensure a high degree of transparency and predictability of the review process.
I 1998 oprettede Kommissionen en særlig kartelenhed, der tog sig af de fleste af de kartelsager, der behandles i GD for Konkurrence.
Inparticular, they aim at making the short time available in EU merger procedures as productive andefficient as possible for all parties concerned.
Efter en gradvis ressourcestigning blev der i 2002 oprettet endnu en kartelenhed. I denperiode, hvor disse kartelenheder var i drift, var Kommissionen bl.a. som følge af nyemanagementformer i stand til at nedbringe sagsbehandlingstiden for kartelsager betragteligt.
They are intended to remain a flexible instrument that canbe adapted to the specificity of an individual case.
Siden juli2003 og som følge af den interne reorganisering af GD for Konkurrence har alle antitrust-enheder forudfor ikrafttrædelsen af forordning (EF) nr. 1/2003 brugt stadig flere ressourcer på at afsløre og forfølgekarteller inden for deres ansvarsområde.
227.The best practices systematise the use of ‘state-of-play’ meetings between the Commission andthe notifying parties at key points in the procedure, thereby guaranteeing that the merging parties are keptconstantly informed of progress made in the investigation, and that they are given the opportunity toregularly discuss the case with senior Commission management.
35.Et sidste punkt, der skal nævnes på kartelområdet, er den femte internationale kartelworkshop,som Europa-Kommissionen var vært for i oktober.
228.The best practices furthermore introduce the possibility for the parties to discuss concerns about thetransaction directly with the Commission and third-party complainants, even before a statement ofobjections is issued, through socalled ‘triangular meetings’.
Formålet med denne workshop var at udveksle videnom undersøgelse, forfølgelse og opløsning af karteller.
Triangular meetings, which are voluntary, takeplace in situations where two or more opposing views have been put forward as to key market data andcharacteristics and the effects of the concentration on competition in the markets concerned.
En række internationale organisationer indenfor konkurrencespørgsmål var også repræsenteret, f.eks. OECD.
Such documents comprisekey submissions of third parties running counter to the notifying parties’ own contentions received duringphase I and thereafter, including market studies.
36.Den 2. april besluttede Kommissionen at pålægge seks franske sammenslutninger i oksekødssektoren bøder på i alt 16,68 mio. EUR, hvoraf fire repræsenterede kvægavlere (bl.a. Fédérationnationale des Syndicats d’exploitants agricoles, der er den største franske landbrugssammenslutning), ogto repræsenterede kvægslagterier.
On the basis of the CFI ruling,the Commission examined the impact of the transaction on the wider stretch blow moulding (SBM)machine markets rather than the narrower markets for SBM machines according to end use.
Bøderne er en sanktion for indgåelse af en skriftlig aftale den24. oktober 2001, der løb videre mundtligt fra ultimo november til primo december 2001.
This is because, in combination with Sidel’s clear technological and other advantages, it wouldseem to have been capable of having a decisive impact on the future positions of the merged entity’sequipment on the SBM markets.
I en situationmed faldende priser som følge af BSE-krisen foreskrev aftalen et midlertidigt importstop ogminimumspriser for visse kvægkategorier.
233.On 8 January, the Commission lodged an appeal against the CFI’s annulment of its prohibitiondecision of 30 October 2001 and subsequent separation decision of 30 January 2002 (130).
For at sikre, at Kommissionens holdning var klar, intervenerede den gennem amicus curiae-indlæg ved en række retter i De Forenede Stater. Kommissionen intervenerede først ved US District Court for the District of Columbia i denverserende vitamin-sag. Dernæst ved US District Court for the District of Northern California i Methionin-sagen.
In response to the serious doubts raised by the Commission, theparties offered commitments to remove the competition concerns identified by the Commission.
I dettilfælde blev Kommissionens holdning vedrørende ikke-edition af indlæg, som virksomheder fremlægger for Kommissionen inden for rammerne af samarbejdsmeddelelsen, bekræftet af retten i sidste instans.
238.The Commission’s investigation demonstrated that the activities of Konica and Minolta werelargely complementary although they overlapped in several product markets, including photocopiers,compact cameras, digital cameras and light meters.
For det tredje ved USA’s Højesteret i sagen AMD mod Intel.
The Commission had concerns about the effects ofthe merger on the market for light meters.
Selv om sidstnævnte sag ikke direkte vedrører edition, har den potentielt følgerfor effektiviteten af EU’s samarbejdspolitik og dermed for edition af virksomheders indlæg.Sag COMP/F3/38.279 (EUT L 209 af 19.8.2003).
239.The Commission’s investigation was carried out in close cooperation with the US Department of Justice (DoJ).
37.Kommissionen kom til den konklusion, at aftalen udgjorde en overtrædelse af bestemmelsernei artikel 81, og at den ikke kunne omfattes af nogen af undtagelserne i artikel 2 i forordning (EØF)nr. 26/62 (29).
242.As the remedy attached to the decision authorising the first transaction, namely the sale of Caemi’s interest in Québec Cartier Mining Company, had not yet been implemented, CVRD undertookto assume responsibility for complying with this commitment.
I betragtning af den meget specielle situation på markedet for oksekød har
This was consistent with the Commission’s previous practice in such cases.
) og anmodet om udsættelse af bødebetalingen.
This also applied to Wella’s styling brands ‘Silvikrin’ in Ireland and ‘Catzy’ in Norway.
38.Den 1. oktober pålagde Kommissionen selskaberne Hoechst AG (Tyskland), Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd (Japan), Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry Ltd (Japan) og Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co. Ltd (Japan) bøder på henholdsvis 99,0 mio. EUR, 16,6 mio. EUR, 12,3 mio. EUR og10,5 mio. EUR for deltagelse i et kartel om prisfastsættelse og markedsdeling hvad angår sorbatersammen med Chisso Corporation (Japan).
246.On 29 July, the Commission decided to authorise the acquisition of joint control by theinvestment companies Candover and Cinven of the German-based academic and professional publisher BertelsmannSpringer. The transaction created links between BertelsmannSpringer and the Dutchpublisher Kluwer Academic Publishers, which had been acquired by Candover and Cinven in 2002.
Sorbater er kemiske konserveringsmidler, der anvendes for atforsinke eller forhindre vækst af mikroorganismer.
Italso led to the creation of links between BertelmannSpringer’s business and that of the Frenchprofessional publisher MediMedia, which is co-controlled by Cinven.
De anvendes væsentligst i fødevare- og drikkevareindustrien.
247.Both BertelsmannSpringer and Kluwer Academic Publishers were active in the global market foracademic publishing with a special focus on scientific, technical and medical (‘STM’) journals, which arealmost exclusively published in English.
Efter en undersøgelse, der blev indledt i 1998, fandt Kommissionen, at disse selskaber havdedeltaget i et verdensomspændende kartel i perioden 1979-1996.
The Commission’s investigation found that BertelsmannSpringer and Kluwer Academic Publishers would as a result of the merger become the number two player in themarket, albeit lagging well behind the market leader Elsevier Science.
Hoechst AG blev pålagt den største bødepga. skærpende omstændigheder for gentagne overtrædelser.
The Commission found no indicationthat a collective dominant position would have been created as a result of the merger.
Hvad angår samarbejdsmeddelelsen, er detvigtigt at bemærke, at Chisso Corporation (Japan) blev indrømmet fuld bødefritagelse, da det var detførste selskab, der fremlagde afgørende bevismateriale vedrørende kartellet.
Case COMP/M.3149 Procter & Gamble/Wella, 30.7.2003.Case COMP/M.3197 Candover/Cinven/Bertelsmann, 29.7.2003. COMPETITION REPORT 2003
Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 26/62 af 4.4.1962 om anvendelse af visse konkurrenceregler inden for produktion og handelmed landbrugsvarer, den danske specialudgave, 1. serie, I kapitel, 1959-1962, s. 120.Sag T-217/03, T-245/03 og T-252/03.Sag COMP/E1/37.370.Sag COMP/E2/38.359.Sag COMP/E2/37.857.Organiske peroxider er dobbelt-oxygenbundne organiske kemiske stoffer, der anvendes ved produktion af plastik oggummi.
The deal triggered many competitionconcerns and was the subject of an indepth investigation. The plan was abandoned in March 2000, after the companies disagreedon the undertakings to submit to the Commission.Case COMP/M.3056 Celanese/Degussa, 11.6.2003.Case COMP/M.2621 SEB/Moulinex II, 11.11.2003.
41.Hvad angår bøden, er det vigtigt at bemærke, at konsulentfirmaet AC Treuhand blev pålagt enbøde for at have overtrådt EU’s love ved at hjælpe med at organisere kartellet; bøden er imidlertid lille, dader er tale om en forholdsvis ny tilgang.
261.The Commission carried out a fresh, wide-ranging survey of the five countries concerned in orderto assess the effect of the operation on competition. The survey examined the position of each competitorin each market in terms of turnover, product offerings and brand value.
Tre af deltagerne, nemlig Peroxid Chemie, Atofina og Degussa UK Holdings fik forhøjet deres bøder, da de havde deltaget i karteller før.
This indepth analysis confirmedthat UK, Finnish, Irish, Italian and Spanish consumers would benefit from sufficient competition evenafter the merger.
Efter en undersøgelse, derblev indledt i 2001, konkluderede Kommissionen, at de omhandlede selskaber havde aftalt faste priser ogmarkedsandele for industrielle præcisionsoprullede kobberrør (LWC) fra 1988 til begyndelsen af 2001inden for rammerne af det schweizisk baserede Cuproclima Quality Association for ACR-Tubes (luftkonditionering og afkøling).
263.On 30 April, the Commission approved, subject to conditions, the combination of the medicalventilators, anaesthesia delivery systems and patient monitoring businesses of the German companies Siemens AG and Drägerwerk AG in a joint venture known as Dräger Medical.
43.Alle beslutningens adressater samarbejdede med Kommissionen i undersøgelsen ifølge 1996samarbejdsmeddelelsen.
264.The Commission’s investigation focused on the joint venture’s impact on the markets foranaesthesia delivery systems, ventilators and patient monitoring devices.
Kommissionen indrømmede en nedsættelse på 50 % til Outokumpu, 30 % til KME-koncernen og 20 % til Wieland Werke pga. deres samarbejde.
These markets hadundergone a significant consolidation in recent years, as the main players became bigger through theacquisition of the smaller manufacturers.
Den højeste bøde på i alt 39,81 mio.EUR blev pålagt selskaberne i KME-koncernen, mens Wieland Werke blev pålagt en bøde på 20,79 mio.EUR. Outokumpu blev omfattet af formildende omstændigheder for samarbejde uden for 1996samarbejdsmeddelelsens rammer, da det var det første selskab, der afslørede hele kartellets varighed, dervar på over 12 år.
The Commission was concerned that Siemens and Drägerwerk through their joint venture would hold too high a share of the markets concerned, whichwould have been detrimental for hospitals.
På den anden side var der tale om skærpende omstændigheder, da Outokumpu tidligerehavde overtrådt reglerne og været genstand for en anden beslutning fra Kommissionen om et kartel indenfor rustfrit stål i 1990.
The transaction also removed a particularly closecompetitor, especially for ventilators.
Outokumpus endelige bøde var på 18,13 mio. EUR, og selskabernes samledebødebeløb i denne sag androg 78,73 mio. EUR.
265.In response to the competition concerns raised by the Commission, the parties offered to sell Siemens’s ventilator and anaesthesia delivery business, which removed the horizontal overlap in thisfield, and to provide rivals with the information necessary to enable them to connect their patientmonitors and clinical information systems to its equipment.
Sagsøgerne fremførte, at Kommissionen brød princippet om, at der ikke to gange måidømmes straf for én og samme overtrædelse, og ikke tog hensyn til den afskrækkende virkning aftidligere bøder.
267.On 2 April, the Commission approved the merger between the two existing satellite pay-TVplatforms in Italy subject to a complex package of conditions which will apply until 2011.
Retten konkluderede, at der ikke på nuværende tidspunkt er et princip i folkeretten, derforhindrer myndigheder eller domstole i forskellige stater i at retsforfølge og dømme samme person forde samme forhold.
Theconcentration consisted of the acquisition by News Corporation of sole control of Telepiù (from the Vivendi group) and a subsequent merger of Telepiù with Stream, the payTV platform controlled by News Corporation.
45.Retten i Første Instans fastslog det princip, at tilvejebringelse af oplysninger, der ikke kanbetragtes som samarbejde, der falder ind under samarbejdsmeddelelsen, men som ikke desto mindrebidrager til Kommissionens undersøgelse, kan betragtes som samarbejde uden for samarbejdsmeddelelsens rammer (ifølge afsnit 3, punkt 6, i retningslinjerne).
268.The situation of the Italian payTV operators has been characterised by severe financialdifficulties since the beginning of their operations (1991 for Telepiù and 1998 for Stream).
Sådanne oplysninger giver ret til yderligerebødenedsættelse pga. formildende omstændigheder.
The twoprevious examinations of similar proposed transactions were conducted by the Italian antitrust authority.
46.Den fastslog også, at eventuelle procentuelle forøgelser eller nedsættelser som følge afskærpende eller formildende omstændigheder skal beregnes af grundbeløbet i forhold til overtrædelsensalvor og varighed.
270.The Commission took due account of the chronic financial difficulties faced by both companies,of the specific features of the Italian market and of the disruption that the possible closure of Streamwould cause to Italian payTV subscribers.
47.Efter en klage indgivet af en borger i 1992, hvor der blev peget på, at priserne på færgeoverfartermellem Grækenland og Italien lå meget tæt op ad hinanden, indledte Kommissionen en undersøgelse afen række færgeselskaber, der drev passager- og fragttrafik på en række ruter mellem Grækenland og Italien.
274.Through its joint control of Toll Collect, DaimlerChrysler, the biggest German truckmanufacturer and one of the main players in the market for transport and logistics telematics systems,would control the access of third-party services providers to the Toll Collect onboard units.
I 1998 traf Kommissionen en beslutning, hvorefter syv af disse selskaber havde overtrådt EU’skonkurrenceregler ved at aftale priser og praksis.
Toll Collectwould be the gatekeeper for the provision of telematics services on this platform and DaimlerChrysler would be able to control the conditions of competition in this market.
De blev pålagt bøder på i alt omkring 9 mio. EUR.
Case COMP/M.2903 DaimlerChrysler/Deutche Telekom/JV, 30.4.2003.
48.Førsteinstansrettens dom af december 2003 stadfæstede Kommissionens beslutning og deoprindelige bødebeløb med undtagelse af bøden til to selskaber, der fik deres bøde nedsat.
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49.Vedrørende substansen stadfæstede Retten i Første Instans bl.a., at kontrolundersøgelser hos enmellemmand med selvstændig retsevne er lovlige, selv om beslutningen udelukkende er rettet tilkommittenten.
277.On 11 June, the Commission approved a merger between the Austrian power company Österreichische Elektrizitätswirtschafts-AG (Verbund) and five Austrian regional power suppliersgrouped together as EnergieAllianz, subject to conditions and obligations.
Retten stadfæstede også, at foranstaltninger truffet af en mellemmand med selvstændigretsevne kan tilskrives kommittenten, hvis de to selskaber udgjorde én og samme økonomiske enhed iforbindelse med anvendelsen af traktatens artikel 81.
278.The Commission concluded that the deal would have created or strengthened dominant positionsheld by EnergieAllianz and Verbund in the markets for the supply of electricity to large customers, smalldistributors and small customers in Austria.
Hvad angår de offentlige myndigheders rolle,godkendte Retten også, at selskaber selv i stærkt regulerede sektorer, hvor myndighederne anbefaler envis prispolitik, som f.eks. inden for søtransport, forbliver ansvarlige for deltagelse i et prisfastsættelseskartel, så længe de offentlige myndigheder ikke udøver et urimeligt pres på dem, der tvinger dem til atindgå prisaftaler.
279.The parties’ combined share on these markets was high: depending on the class of consumer, itranged from 50 to 75 %. The situation would have been further exacerbated by the disappearance of Verbund as EnergieAllianz’s most important existing and potential competitor, by the parties’ leadingposition in power generation, and by existing links with competitors.
Endvidere bekræftede Retten Kommissionens nuværende metode til beregning afbøder, herunder vurderingen af formildende og skærpende omstændigheder.
One of thesecommitments, the sale of Verbund’s controlling stake in APC, its distributor for large customers, had tobe completed before the merger took place.
Retten nedsatte imidlertid debøder, der var pålagt Adriatica og Ventouris, to mellemstore selskaber, da de kun drev forretning på desåkaldte sydlige ruter (Bari, Brindisi), og da de kun havde spillet en lille rolle i kartellet.
281.The Commission took account of the fact that in the medium term, given the existing conditionsin Austria with regard to the degree of market liberalisation and the adequate interconnection capacity toand from Germany, the scheduled entry into force of the new electricity market directive and theregulation on crossborder trade in energy could be expected to lead to a lowering of the barriers to entry.The Commission took note of the fact that the Austrian Minister for Economic Affairs and Labourindicated that he was willing to implement the provisions of the energy market directive concerning legalunbundling immediately.
Perioden på90 dage udløb den 10. marts 2003, uden at Kommissionen havde rejst alvorlig tvivl.
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I denne sag var et resumé blevet offentliggjort i EFT C 306 af 10.12.2002.
292.The Commission cooperated closely with the US Department of Justice in the review of the GE/Instrumentarium case.
Aftalen vil bl.a. give SN’s passagerer adgang til langdistanceruter,mens BA’s passagerer vil få lettere adgang til SN’s destinationer i Afrika.
293.In 2003, Electrabel notified a series of transactions with a Community dimension pursuant towhich it proposed to acquire the electricity and gas supply activities of the regional cooperative utilitycompanies (intercommunales).
52.For at sikre, at alliancen ikke fører til, at konkurrencen fjernes på visse af de berørte markeder,undersøgte Kommissionen nøje alliancens følger for de overlappende ruter, navnlig Bruxelles-London og Bruxelles-Manchester.
In return, the intercommunales would acquire aparticipation in ECS. In Flanders, the proposed operations covered both gas and electricity, whilst theagreements for the Walloon part of Belgium were restricted to electricity.
53.Hvad angår Bruxelles-London-ruten, kom Kommissionen til den konklusion, at alliancen ikke vilfjerne konkurrencen, da BA og SN fortsat vil være op imod to stærke konkurrenter, nemlig bmi og Eurostar.
295.In order to ensure consistency with its previous decisions, the Belgian competition authoritiesrequested the referral of the cases notified to the Commission.
Bruxelles-Manchester var den rute, hvor aftalen ville få flest konkurrencebegrænsende følger,da parternes samlede markedsandel er tæt på 100 %.
For all cases with a Communitydimension, the Commission concluded that the operation could strengthen Electrabel’s already dominantposition in the market for the supply of electricity and gas to eligible customers, markets which arenational in scope.
Endvidere er der kapacitetsbegrænsninger i Bruxelles’ lufthavn i myldretiden, hvilket kunne hindre en ny markedsdeltager i at komme ind på dettemarked.
The Commission also concluded that these transactions would significantly increasethe already high barriers to entry faced by competitors of Electrabel in the Belgian electricity and gasmarkets.
For at fjerne den tvivl, som Kommissionen gav udtryk for i den første gennemgang, forpligtedeselskaberne sig til at frigive nok slots i Bruxelles’ lufthavn til, at en ny markedsdeltager vil kunne drivetre daglige afgange til Manchester, hvis sådanne slots ikke skulle være ledige gennem den almindeligeslottildelingsprocedure.
Furthermore, these transactions would eliminate the possibility for competitors to becomedefault suppliers, a qualification which in itself significantly enhances the credibility of suppliers in themarket. The Commission therefore decided to refer these cases to the competent Belgian authorities.
54.Den 16. oktober vedtog Kommissionen en positiv beslutning om den østrigske ordning tiltilbagetagning af emballage (ARA).
The UK authorities also asked for referral of the market for bottled milk (primarily supplied tomilkmen) in certain areas in England, where they considered that the transaction might affectcompetition.
Med beslutningen udstedes der negativattest efter EF-traktatensartikel 81, stk. 1, for alle de anmeldte aftaler, bortset fra aftalen mellem ARA-systemet og detsindsamlere/sorteringsanlæg.
298.The Commission considered that the operation would raise potential competition concerns whichcould be better dealt with by the British competition authorities in the markets for the supply of freshmilk, fresh non-bulk cream and for the supply of bottled milk.
Aftalen omfattes af en fritagelse efter EF-traktatens artikel 81, stk. 3.
However, the Commission did not identifyany competition concerns in the market for the procurement of raw milk, on the basis of single orcollective dominance.
For atsikre konkurrenter til ARA-systemet ubegrænset adgang til indsamlingsinfrastrukturen er der knyttetforpligtelser til fritagelsen.
It therefore rejected this part of the request and cleared the proposed transactionwith regard to this market and the markets for which no referral had been requested.