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NHP er et børsnoteret britisk selskab, der også er aktivt inden for plejehjemssektoren i Det Forenede Kongerige.
NHP is a UK-listed company also active in the care home sector in the UK. e transaction will lead to some horizontal overlaps between the parties in the provision of care home services for the elderly in the UK, whichever way the markets are dened.
Transaktionen ville resultere i overlapninger mellem parterne på flere områder inden for ældreforsorgen i Det Forenede Kongerige, uanset hvordan man denerer disse markeder.
344. e OFT submitted that the care home market in the UK is local and that the transaction aects competition especially within areas falling under three UK local authorities (Arbroath, Nottingham and Port Talbot), where the parties would have high combined market shares, either in nursing or residential care homes.
Den 17. februar besluttede Kommissionen at henvise behandlingen af den hessiske kabeloperatør Iesys planlagte overtagelse af den nordrhein-westphalske bredbåndsnetoperatør Ish til det tyske Bundeskartellamt. Kommissionen havde fået sagen anmeldt den 17. december 2004.
On the 17th February, the Commission decided to refer the examination of the proposed acquisition of the North Rhine-Westphalian network cable operator, ish, by the Hessian cable operator, iesy, to the German Bundeskartellamt. e case was notied to the Commission on the 17th December 2004.
De relevante markeder for kabel-tv blev derfor anset for at være særskilte markeder inden for EU. Kommissionen var enig med Bundeskartellamt i, at den planlagte fusion kunne påvirke konkurrencen på dele af det tyske marked for kabel-tv.
It was considered, therefore, that the relevant markets for cable television were distinct markets within the EU. e Commission agreed with the Bundeskartellamt’s view that the planned merger might aect competition on parts of the German market for cable television.
Kommissionen k den 29. april anmeldt en transaktion gående ud på, at den østrigske byggekoncern Strabag overtog en række af det insolvente tyske byggeselskab Walter Bau AG’s datterselskaber.
On the 29th April, the Commission received notication of a proposed operation consisting in the acquisition by the Austrian Strabag construction group of a number of subsidiaries of insolvent German construction company Walter Bau AG.
Strabag er et byggeselskab, der opererer overalt i verden inden for alle dele af byggesektoren, især inden for bygge- og anlægsarbejder. Wal-
Strabag is a construction company that operates worldwide in all areas of the industry, especially in building and civil engineering.
II — Fusionskontrol ter Bau leverer tjenesteydelser i forbindelse med nøglefærdigt byggeri, byggearbejder og vejbygning.
II — Merger control
Strabag ønskede at overtage Walter Baus eksisterende bygge- og anlægsprojekter, som blev overført til det nyoprettede Dywidag Schlüsselfertig- und Ingenieurbau GmbH.
Strabag planned to take over Walter Bau’s existing building and civil engineering projects, which were transferred to the recently founded Dywidag Schlüsselfertig- und Ingenieurbau GmbH.
Strabag ville også overtage kontrollen med bygge- og anlægsrmaerne Walter Heilit Verkehrswegebau GmbH, Dywidag International GmbH, Dyckerhoff & Widmann GmbH, der opererer i Østrig, og RIB GmbH, der viderefører nogle af de brobygningsprojekter, der blev forvaltet af Walter Bau-datterselskabet Niklas GmbH. 352.
Strabag was also acquiring control of the civil engineering company Walter Heilit Verkehrswegebau GmbH, Dywidag International GmbH, Dyck-erho & Widmann GmbH, which operates in Austria, and RIB GmbH, which is continuing some bridge-construction projects managed by the Walter Bau subsidiary Niklas GmbH. 352.
Selv om Strabag og Walter Bau hører blandt de største byggeselskaber i Tyskland, og selv om transaktionen rejste problemer med horisontal overlapning på flere byggemarkeder eller byggemarkedssegmenter i Tyskland og Østrig, gav den ikke anledning til nogen konkurrenceproblemer. Det skyldtes, at Strabag ifølge planerne kun skulle overtage en lille del af Walter Baus byggekontrakter, og at parterne tilsammen kun ville få en markedsandel inden for byggeri, vejbygning og andre bygge- og anlægsarbejder på et godt stykke under 20 %.
Although Strabag and Walter Bau are among the largest construction companies in Germany and although the operation gave rise to horizontal overlaps in a number of construction markets or market segments in Germany and Austria, the operation did not give rise to any competition concerns. is was because it was planned that Strabag would take over only a small number of Walter Bau’s construction contracts and the parties’ combined shares of the construction, road-building and other civil engineering markets would remain well under 20 %.
Strabag er det største byggeselskab i Østrig, men Walter Bau-selskaberne opererer ikke i større målestok i Østrig, og Strabag ville kun få øget sin markedsandel en smule gennem denne overtagelse.
While Strabag is the largest construction company in Austria, Walter Bau’s companies have only small-scale operations there and, by taking them over, Strabag would increase its market share only slightly.
Den 30. maj anmodede det tyske Bundeskartellamt om at få henvist en del af sagen eer fusionsforordningens artikel 9, stk. 2, litra b). Det gjorde gældende, at den planlagte transaktion ville påvirke konkurrencen på det regionale asfaltmarked i Hamburg, og at dette marked i enhver henseende fremstod som et særskilt marked, der ikke udgjorde nogen væsentlig del af fællesmarkedet. I Hamburg-regionen havde Walter Heilit interesser i en asfaltfabrik.
On the 30th May, the German Bundeskartellamt, made a request for partial referral of the case under Article 9(2)(b) of the merger regulation. e request informed the Commission that the proposed transaction would aect competition on the Hamburg regional market for asphalt, that this market had all the features of a distinct market and that it did not constitute a substantial part of the common market.
Norddeutsche Mischwerke GmbH & Co AG, der også havde aktier i denne fabrik, kontrollerede desuden re af de andre otte fabrikker i regionen. Strabag er en anden konkurrent, hvilket ifølge Bundeskartellamt ville betyde, at der var risiko for en overtrædelse af EF-traktatens artikel 91 og for skabelse af en dominerende markedsstilling. Bundeskartellamt anmodede derfor om at få sagen henvist, for så vidt angår dette marked. Kommissionen konkluderede, at betingelserne for henvisning var opfyldt, og henviste derfor vurderingen af transaktionens virkninger på det regionale asfaltmarked i Hamburg-regionen til Bundeskartellamt. 354.
Norddeutsche Mischwerke GmbH & Co AG, which also had a shareholding in this plant, also controlled four of the other eight plants in the region. Strabag is another competitor, which, according the request, would mean that there would be a risk that Article 81 EC could be breached and that a dominant market position could be created. e German Bundeskartellamt therefore applied for a referral of the case in relation to this market. e Commission concluded that the conditions for referral were met and therefore referred the assessment of the impact of the operation on the Hamburg regional asphalt market to Germany’s Bundeskartellamt. 354.
Med hensyn til de øvrige relevante markeder drog Kommissionen den konklusion, at transaktionen ikke ville hæmme den eektive konkurrence nævneværdigt inden for EØS eller en betydelig del deraf, eersom parterne tilsammen kun havde en begrænset markedsandel i Tyskland, og transaktionen ville kunne resultere i en lille forøgelse af markedsandelen i Østrig.
As regards the other relevant markets, the Commission concluded that the operation would not signicantly impede eective competition in the EEA or any substantial part of it, as the parties’ combined market shares on the relevant markets in Germany were limited and the transaction would lead only to a slight increase in the market share in Austria.
Den 27. juni indgav Macquarie Airport Group (MAG) og Ferrovial Aeropuertos anmeldelse angående deres planlagte fælles overtagelse af Exeter luhavn.
On the 27th June, the acquiring parties Macquarie Airport Group (MAG) and Ferrovial Aeropuertos notied their intention to acquire joint control of Exeter air- port.
Inden for EU er Macquarie-koncernen også medejere af luhavnene i Rom og Bruxelles, og den har aktier i Birmingham luhavn og Københavns luhavn.
In the EU, Macquarie Group companies also jointly control the Rome Airports and Brussels Airport and have shares in Birmingham Airport and Copenhagen Airport.
Sammen med Ferrovial kontrollerer MAG tillige Bristol luhavn.
Together with Ferrovial, MAG jointly controls Bristol Airport.
Ferrovial var også aktiv inden for administration af koncessioner på luhavnsinfrastrukturer.
Ferrovial was also active in the management of airport infrastructure concessions.
Bortset fra sine interesser i Bristol luhavn havde Ferrovial også interesser i Sydney luhavn, Belfast City luhavn og Antofagasta luhavn.
Apart from its stake in Bristol Airport, Ferrovial had investments in Sydney Airport, Belfast City Airport and Antofagasta Airport.
Eer anmeldelsen af denne transaktion indgav det britiske Oce of Fair Trading (OFT), anmodning om at få sagen henvist eer fusionsforordningens artikel 9, stk. 2, litra a).
Subsequent to this notication, the UK Oce of Fair Trading (OFT) led a referral request pursuant to Article 9(2)(a) of the EC merger regulation.
I sin anmodning gjorde OFT gældende, at Sydvestengland muligvis udgjorde et særskilt marked for luhavnsinfrastrukturtjenester til flyselskaber. Eersom parterne i forvejen kontrollerede luhavnen i Bristol Airport, ville overtagelsen af Exeter lu-havn kunne give dem så stor en markedsandel i dette område, at det ville rejse konkurrenceproblemer.
In this request the OFT informed the Commission that the south-west of England could be a distinct market for the supply of airport infrastructure services to airlines.
Strabag er en østrigsk bygge- og anlægskoncern, der er aktiv inden for alle bygge- og anlægssektorer, navnlig inden for opførelse af bygninger og ingeniørarbejder.
Strabag is an Austri-an-based construction group which operates in all areas of the industry, especially in building construction and civil engineering.
Züblin er et tysk byggerma, der også er aktiv inden for opførelse af bygninger og ingeniørarbejder såvel som inden for byggerelaterede tjenesteydelser. Via sit datterselskab ROBA Baustoff GmbH (Roba) beskæiger Züblin sig med produktion og distribution af byggematerialer.
Züblin is a German construction company and also operates in building construction and civil engineering as well as in construction-related services. rough its subsidiary, ROBA Baustoff GmbH (Roba), it is active in the production and distribution of building materials.
II — Fusionskontrol stykke under 15 %, selv med en yderligere opdeling af dette marked, og selv om Strabag er det største byggerma i Østrig, ville parternes markedsandele i Østrig ikke komme op på et sådant niveau, at det ville skabe konkurrenceproblemer.
However, the parties’ combined shares of the construction and civil engineering markets would remain well under 15 % even if these markets were to be further divided. Equally, while Strabag is the largest construction company in Austria, the parties’ shares in the Austrian market did not reach a level which would give rise to competition concerns.
Det tyske Bundeskartellamt anmodede den 20. september om at få en del af sagen henvist eer fusionsforordningens artikel 9, stk. 2, litra b).
A request for partial referral of the case was made by the German Bundeskartellamt, under Article 9(2)(b) of the Merger Regulation on 20 September.
Den driver 11 hypermarkeder i Den Tjekkiske Republik og 4 i Slovakiet.
It operates 11 large-format stores in the Czech Republic and four large-for-mat stores in Slovakia.
Kommissionen modtog den 30. november en anmodning fra de slovakiske konkurrencemyndigheder om at få sagen henvist.
On the 30th November, the Commission received a request for partial referral of the case from the Slovak NCA.
Desuden fandt de, at disse markeder ikke udgør nogen væsentlig del af fællesmarkedet.
In its request, the NCA claimed that the transaction would
I byerne Bratislava, Košice og Žilina ville den fusionerede enhed desuden få en meget stor markedsandel, og antallet af alternative butikker ville blive mindsket. Kommissionen konkluderede derfor, at transaktionen påvirkede konkurrencen på disse tre lokale markeder.
Furthermore, in the cities of Bratislava, Košice and Žilina, the merged entity would have high market shares and the number of available alternative stores would be reduced. erefore the Commission concluded that the transaction aected competition in these three local markets.
Hvert af disse lokale markeder tegner sig for under 0,1 % af det samlede dagligvaresalg på fællesmarkedet og kan ikke anses for at udgøre nogen væsentlig del af fællesmarkedet.
Each of these local markets constitutes less than 0.1 % of the total grocery sales in the common market and cannot be regarded as a substantial part of the common market.
I overensstemmelse med fusionsforordningen henviste Kommissionen derfor behandlingen af den slovakiske del af transaktionen til de slovakiske konkurrencemyndigheder. Det var første gang, at en sag blev henvist til en konkurrencemyndighed i en af de nye medlemsstater.
In line with the merger regulation, the Commission thus referred the assessment of the Slovak part of the transaction to the Slovak NCA. is was the first time that a transaction had been referred to a competition authority in a new Member State.
Hvad Den Tjekkiske Republik angår, viste Kommissionens undersøgelser, at den fusionerede enhed kun ville blive den erdestørste detailkoncern i landet.
As regards the Czech Republic, the Commission’s investigations indicated that the merged entity would still only be the fourth largest retailing group on a national basis.
Selv på de enkelte lokale markeder ville parterne stadigvæk være udsat for konkurrence fra flere stærke detailkoncerner såsom Lidl & Schwarz, Ahold eller Rewe.
Even within individual local markets the parties would still face competition from a number of other strong retailers such as Lidl & Schwarz, Ahold or Rewe.
Tilbagetrukne anmeldelser/Opgivne fusioner
Notications withdrawn/abandoned operations
Den 12. juli 2004 havde Microso og Time Warner anmeldt en transaktion til Kommissionen, hvorved de fra Xerox havde overtaget en aktiepost i en amerikansk virksomhed, ContentGuard, hvoreer de hver havde 48 % af stemmerettighederne (Mi-croso havde i forvejen ha 25 % af dem).
On the 12th July 2004, Microso and Time Warner notied to the Commission the operation by which they had acquired from Xerox a number of shares in a US company called ContentGuard and that, following this acquisition, they each held 48 % of the voting rights (prior to this transaction Microso already had a 25 % stake).
Desuden havde de indgået en aktionæraale, der gav dem fælles kontrol med ContentGuard.
In addition, they entered into a stockholder voting agreement giving them joint control over ContentGuard.
Som opnder af grundlæggende DRM-teknologi har ContentGuard en meget væsentlig patentbeholdning.
ContentGuard holds a key patent portfolio, as an inventor of foundational DRM technology.
DRM-teknologi består i sowareløsninger til sikker transmission af digitalt indhold af enhver art (f.eks. audioler, film, dokumenter) over et åbent netværk, f.eks. til slutbrugere, eller til udveksling med andre apparater.
DRM technology consists of soware solutions that enable digital content of any type (e.g. audio, films, documents) to be transmitted securely over an open network e.g. to end-users or exchanged between devices.
DRM ventes at blive standardteknologi overalt i it-industrien og er allerede i dag standardteknologien ved onlinelevering af medieindhold som f.eks. musik og video.
DRM is set to become the standard throughout the entire IT industry, and is already the standard for online delivery of media content such as music and video.
Det er i dag Microso, der er den ledende og muligvis dominerende leverandør af DRM-løs-ninger.
Microso is currently the leading, and possibly dominant, supplier of DRM solutions.
For under Microsos og Time Warners fælles ejerskab kunne ContentGuard få både incitament til og mulighed for at udnytte sin patentbeholdning på en sådan måde, at det stillede Microsos konkurrenter på markedet for DRM-syste-mer ringere i konkurrencen. DRM kunne være blevet udnyttet som »gatekeeper«-tek-nologi, eersom Microso har kontrol med, på hvilke pc-operativsystemer dets DRM-soware kan bruges.
Indeed, under Microso’s and Time Warner’s joint ownership, ContentGuard could have had both the incentives and the ability to use its IPR portfolio to put Microso’s rivals in the DRM solutions market at a competitive disadvantage.
Som svar på Kommissionens klagepunktsmeddelelse oplyste Microso og Time Warner Kommissionen om, at omson var i færd med at overtage en aktiepost på 33 % i ContentGuard. omsons aktieopkøb blev bebudet i november 2004, men fandt først sted den 14. marts 2005.
Following the Commission’s objections, Microso and Time Warner informed the Commission that omson was acquiring a 33 % stake in ContentGuard.
Sasol Wax International AG (Sasol), Tyskland, der tilhører den sydafrikanske Sasol-koncern, er en virksomhed, der har specialiseret sig i produktion af oliebaseret voks, særlig paran og mikrovoks. Total France S.A.
Sasol Wax International AG (Sasol), Germany, which belongs to the South African Sasol Group, is a specialised company active in the field of petroleum-based waxes, in particular in paran and micro waxes.
Udover at producere paran og mikrovoks producerer Total også de råmaterialer, der bruges til at producere dem, nemlig råparan og paranolie.
In addition to the production of paran and micro waxes, Total produces necessary raw materials for their production: slack wax and bright stock slack wax.
Paranvoks og mikrovoks bruges til en lang række slutformål, f.eks. stearinlys, gummi, emballage, kabler, tyggegummi og klæbemidler.
Paran waxes and micro waxes are used in a variety of end applications such as candles, rubber, packaging, cable, chewing gum or adhesives.
Eer den indledende undersøgelse havde parterne tilbudt at afgive et tilsagn angående dette punkt.
At the end of the initial investigation, a commitment had been proposed.
Men eer en markedsundersøgelse havde Kommissionen fundet det tilbudte tilsagn alt for komplekst, samtidig med at det ikke løste de alvorlige problemer angående paranvoks.
However, the Commission, following a market test, had found that the dra remedy was too complex while not addressing the serious concerns as regards paran waxes.
Den 20. april meddelte parterne Kommissionen, at de havde opsagt joint ven-ture-aalen, og trak deres anmeldelse tilbage.
On the 20th April, the parties communicated to the Commission the termination of the joint venture agreement and the withdrawal of the notication.
Den 18. oktober indledte Kommissionen tilbundsgående andenfasebehandling af en transaktion, der gik ud på den østrigske virksomhed Agrolinz Melamine Internationals (AMI) overtagelse af det italienske ingeniørrma Eurotecnica. Kommissionen havde fået sagen henvist af de tyske og de polske konkurrencemyndigheder.
On the 18th October, the Commission opened an indepth (Phase II) investigation into the proposed acquisition of the Italian engineering company Eurotecnica by the Austrian company Agrolinz Melamine International (AMI). e Commission had been referred the case by the German and the Polish NCAs.
Transaktionen blev opgivet af parterne den 20. december.
On the 20th December the notifying parties withdrew from the deal.
AMI er aktiv inden for produktion af melamin, som er et specialkemikalie, der bruges til en lang række forskellige formål, bl.a. til overadebehandling, til lim og klæbemidler og til flammehæmmende midler. AMI har også sin egen melaminproduktionsteknologi, som firmaet ikke har meddelt nogen licenser på igennem de sidste ti år.
AMI is active in the production of melamine, a specialty chemical which is used in a wide range of applications such as surface applications, adhesives and glues, and as a flame retardant.
C UDVALGTE DOMME
C SELECTED COURT CASES
Den 15. februar afviste EF-Domstolen Kommissionens appel mod Førsteinstansrettens dom i Tetra Laval-sagen (150), hvorved Førsteinstansretten havde annulleret
On the 15th February, the Court of Justice (ECJ) dismissed the Commission’s appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (CFI) in the Tetra Laval v
Sag COMP/M.3923, AMI/Eurotecnica.Sag C-12/03P, Kommissionen mod Tetra Laval BV.Sag T 5/02, Tetra Laval B.V. mod Kommissionen, Sml.
Case COMP/M.3923 AMI/Eurotecnica.Case C-12/03P Commission v Tetra Laval BV.
II — Fusionskontrol alaret tre meget vigtige spørgsmål, nemlig spørgsmålet om krav til beviser og domstolsprøvelse inden for fusionskontrol, forholdet mellem fusionsforordningen og EF-traktatens artikel 82, og spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt tilsagn angående parternes fremtidige adfærd kan accepteres.
151). e judgment claries three issues of suant to Article 8(3) of the merger regulation( particular importance: the standards of proof and of judicial review in merger control; the relationship between the merger regulation and Article 82 EC; and the acceptability of behavioural commitments.
Med hensyn til beviskravene understregede Domstolen i sin dom, at det ved den analyse af den sandsynlige udvikling, der må foretages i fusionssager, drejer sig om at forudse, hvilke begivenheder der med større eller mindre sandsynlighed vil indtræe i fremtiden, hvilket gør det nødvendigt at opstille forskellige sandsynlige årsags- og virkningskæder med det formål at få fastslået, hvilken af dem der er mest sandsynlig. Domstolen stadfæstede dermed Kommissionens opfattelse af, at bevisførelsen i alle fusionssager må være baseret på en sandsynlighedsafvejning.
As regards the standard of proof required, the ECJ’s judgment underlines that the prospective analysis of the kind necessary in merger control involves a prediction of events which are more or less likely to occur in future and that such an analysis makes it necessary to envisage various chains of cause and eect with a view to ascertaining which of them is the most likely. e ECJ’s judgment thus upholds the Commission’s view that the requisite standard of proof in all merger cases is that of a balance of probabilities.
Med hensyn til analysen af den sandsynlige udvikling af konglomeratfusioner fandt Domstolen, at afgørelsen af spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt konglomeratfusionen ville give den fusionerede enhed en løestang til med tiden at opnå en dominerende stilling, indebærer en analyse, hvor årsag- og virkningskæderne er »svært denerbare, usikre og vanskelige at fastslå«.
As regards the prospective analysis of conglomerate mergers, the ECJ found that the question whether a conglomerate merger will permit the merged entity to leverage its strength in order to gain a dominant position over time involves ‘chains of cause and eect which are dimly discernible, uncertain and dicult to establish’.
Kvaliteten af de beviser, der lægges til grund for at nedlægge forbud mod sådanne fusioner, har derfor stor betydning, når det drejer sig om at underbygge opfattelsen af, at denne økonomiske udvikling ville være »plausibel«.
Consequently, the quality of the evidence justifying prohibition of such mergers is particularly important in order to support the view that this economic development would be ‘plausible’.