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As to the possible creation of a collective dominant position in the markets for recorded music, there was insufficient evidence to prove that the reduction from ve to four majors in itself would alter the market structure substantially enough.
V zvezi z morebitnim oblikovanjem položaja skupne prevlade na trgih posnete glasbe ni bilo zadostnih dokazov, da bi zmanjšanje števila s petih na štiri velike družbe
See Court of Justice, Joined Cases C-68/94 and C-30/95 France v Commission (‘Kali & Salz’) [1998] ECR I-1375; Court of First Instance, Case T-102/96 Gencor v Commission [1999] ECR II-753.Case T-342/99 Airtours v Commission [2002] ECR II-2585.
Glej člen 26(2) Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 139/2004.Glej Sodišče Evropskih skupnosti, združeni zadevi C-68/94 in C-30/95, Francija proti Komisiji („Kali in Salz“), Recueil 1998, str. I-1375; Sodišče prve stopnje, zadeva T-102/96, Gencor proti Komisiji, Recueil 1999, str. II-753.Zadeva T-342/99, Airtours proti Komisiji, Recueil 2002, str. II-2585.
Centrifuge technology o ers significant advantages over the older gas di usion technology currently used by AREVA.
Centrifugalna tehnologija zagotavlja precejšnje prednosti pred starejšo tehnologijo difuzije plina, ki jo trenutno uporablja skupina AREVA.
195. e operation was jointly referred to the Commission by France, Sweden and Germany in April. e Commission’s investigation identified competition concerns in the downstream market for uranium. e Commission was concerned that the proposed concentration could lead to the creation of a joint dominant position in the European Union, in particular given that ETC could be used by AREVA and Urenco to coordinate, through the exercise of their respective veto rights, their capacity developments.
Preiskava Komisije je pokazala težave glede konkurence v spodnjem delu tržne verige za obogateni uran. Komisija je imela pomisleke, da bi predlagana koncentracija lahko vodila k oblikovanju skupnega prevladujočega položaja v Evropski uniji, predvsem zaradi možnosti, da bi AREVA in Urenco lahko z uresničevanjem svojih pravic veta uporabila družbo ETC za usklajevanje razvoja svojih zmogljivosti.
However, for the purpose of the decision, the Commission’s concerns were removed by the commitments proposed by the parties.
Komisija je dvomila o posebnosti združitve, navedene v teh argumentih. V zvezi z odločbo pa so pomisleke Komisije odpravile zaveze, ki sta jih predložili stranki.
By these commitments, submitted at an early stage in Phase II, AREVA and Urenco rst undertook to remove their respective veto rights in relation to future capacity expansions.
S temi zavezami, predloženimi na začetku faze II, sta se AREVA in Urenco zavezala, prvič, da bosta odpravila svoje zadevne pravice veta v zvezi s prihodnjimi širitvami zmogljivosti; drugič, tok poslovno občutljivih informacij med družbo ETC in njenima matičnima podjetjema bo preprečevala vrsta skrbno nadzorovanih ukrepov; tretjič, stranki sta se zavezali, da bosta Evropski agenciji za preskrbo (ESA) zagotavljali
Secondly, the ow of commercially sensitive information between ETC and its parents will be prevented by a series of measures which will be closely monitored. irdly, the parties have committed themselves to supplying the European Supply Agency (ESA) with additional information which will enable ESA to more closely monitor the provision and pricing of enriched uranium and to respond, if necessary.
II – Nadzor združevanja dodatne informacije, ki bodo ESA omogočile, da natančneje spremlja zagotavljanje in določanje cen obogatenega urana ter se po potrebi odzove.
Cores are used as the base around which various products, such as paper, lm and yarn are wound.
Uporabljajo se kot osnova, okoli katere so naviti različni izdelki, kot so papir, lm in preja.
Report on competition policy 2004 — Volume 1 quality products used by the printing industry to roll magazine paper.
Na področju tulcev proizvajajo zmogljive tulce za papirnice, kjer gre za izdelke visoke kakovosti, ki se uporabljajo v tiskarstvu za navijanje časopisnega papirja.
To remedy these concerns, the parties proposed to divest Ahlstrom’s sole Norwegian cores manufacturing facility in Sveberg. ey also o ered not to implement the merger before a buyer is found.
Za odpravo teh težav sta stranki predlagali odprodajo Ahlstromovega edinega norveškega obrata za proizvodnjo tulcev v Svebergu. Poleg tega sta tudi predlagali, da se združitev ne izpelje, dokler ni najden kupec.
Indeed, in late October, the Commission approved the acquisition of Sveberg by Abzac, a French core manufacturer which has significant activities in continental Europe, but which was absent from the Scandinavian markets.
Komisija je konec oktobra dejansko odobrila pripojitev družbe Sveberg k Abzacu, francoskemu proizvajalcu tulcev, ki je precej dejaven na celinskem delu Evrope, medtem ko ga na skandinavskih trgih ni bilo.
In view of the parties’ dominant position in the markets for air springs for commercial vehicles and for heavy steel cord conveyor belts, the approval was only possible a er the Commission had received commitments which could eliminate the identified competition problems.
Glede na prevladujoči položaj strank na trgu zračnih vzmeti za gospodarska vozila in tekočih trakov s težkimi jeklenimi vrvmi je bila odobritev mogoča šele po tem, ko je Komisija prejela zaveze, ki bi lahko odpravile ugotovljene težave glede konkurence.
205. e merger was notified to the Commission by Continental in May. Having identified potential competition concerns in the markets for air springs for commercial vehicles, cars and rail vehicles as well as for heavy steel cord conveyor belts and for lter belts, the Commission started an in-depth investigation on 29 June.
S transakcijo je družba Continental, proizvajalka pnevmatik, zavornih sistemov in tehničnih gumarskih izdelkov, pridobila izključni nadzor nad družbo Phoenix AG,
Indeed, the acquisition combined the two leading players in these two markets and would have led to a combined market share in both markets of well above 60 %, with only a few smaller remaining competitors.
Pripojitev je združila vodilna akterja na teh dveh trgih in bi pripeljala do skupnega tržnega deleža na obeh trgih, ki bi precej presegal 60 %, ostalo pa bi le nekaj manjših tekmecev.
In order to eliminate the Commission’s competition concerns, Continental committed itself to divesting Phoenix’s 50 % co-controlling stake in the joint venture Vibracoustic to the only other shareholder, Freudenberg (Germany).
Da bi odpravila konkurenčne pomisleke Komisije, se je družba Continental zavezala, da bo odprodala Phoenixov 50-odstotni sonadzorni delež v skupnem podjetju Vibracoustic edinemu preostalemu imetniku deleža, podjetju Freudenberg (Nemčija).
In addition, Continental committed itself to causing Phoenix to completely divest its production of air springs for commercial vehicles (OEM/OES), located in a plant in Hungary. ese two commitments remove entirely the overlap of the parties’ activities in the eld of air springs for commercial vehicles (OEM/OES).
Poleg tega se je družba Continental zavezala doseči, da bo družba Phoenix v celoti odprodala svojo proizvodnjo zračnih vzmeti za gospodarska vozila (OEM/OES), ki poteka v obratu na Madžarskem. Ti dve zavezi sta v celoti odpravili prekrivanje dejavnosti strank na področju zračnih vzmeti za gospodarska vozila (OEM/OES).
Continental also committed itself to selling a production line for wide steel cord conveyor belts to its competitor Sempertrans. is divesture will enable Sempertrans to compete over the full range of steel cord conveyor belts with the merged entity, thereby eliminating the competition concerns in the eld of steel cord conveyor belts.
Družba Continental se je tudi zavezala, da bo svojemu tekmecu, družbi Sempertrans, prodala proizvodno linijo širokih tekočih trakov z jeklenimi vrvmi. Ta odprodaja bo družbi Sempertrans omogočila, da bo konkurenčna združeni pravni osebi v celotni paleti tekočih trakov z jekleno vrvjo ter tako odpravila težave za konkurenco na področju tekočih trakov z jekleno vrvjo.
On 9 December, the Commission decided to prohibit the proposed acquisition of joint control over Gás de Portugal (GDP), the incumbent gas company in Portugal, by Energias de Portugal (EDP), the incumbent electricity company in Portugal, and ENI, an Italian energy company.
Komisija je 9. decembra odločila, da prepove predlagano pridobitev skupnega nadzora portugalske elektroenergetske družbe Energias de Portugal (EDP) in italijanske elektroenergetske družbe ENI nad portugalsko plinsko družbo Gás de Portugal (GDP).
A er an in-depth investigation, the Commission concluded that the deal would strengthen EDP’s dominant position in the electricity wholesale and retail markets in Portugal and GDP’s dominant position in Portuguese gas markets. e concentration would thus significantly reduce or pre-empt the e ects of liberalisation of the electricity and gas markets in Portugal, and increase prices for domestic and industrial customers.
Po poglobljeni preiskavi je Komisija ugotovila, da bi posel okrepil prevladujoči položaj družbe EDP na grosističnih in maloprodajnih trgih električne energije na Portugalskem ter prevladujoči položaj družbe GDP na portugalskih trgih plina. Tako bi koncentracija precej zmanjšala ali nevtralizirala učinke liberalizacije trgov električne energije in plina na Portugalskem ter povečala cene za gospodinjske in industrijske uporabnike.
Remedies proposed by EDP and ENI were insufficient to eliminate the competition concerns.
Ukrepi, ki sta jih predlagali družbi EDP in ENI, niso zadoščali za odpravo težav za konkurenco.
EDP generates, distributes and supplies electricity in Portugal. rough its Spanish a liates (Hidrocantabrico and Naturcorp), EDP also has substantial electricity and gas activities in Spain.
Družba EDP proizvaja, distribuira in dobavlja električno energijo na Portugalskem. Prek svojih španskih podružnic (družb Hidrocantabrico in Naturcorp) je družba EDP na področju elektrike in plina precej dejavna tudi v Španiji.
Report on competition policy 2004 — Volume 1 the six Portuguese local gas distribution companies (the sixth, Portgás, being controlled by EDP).
Ima izključne pravice za uvoz, shranjevanje, prevoz in grosistično dobavo zemeljskega plina ter nadzira pet od šestih portugalskih lokalnih podjetij za distribucijo plina (šesto, podjetje Portgás, nadzira družba EDP).
As a result, the Commission concluded that the electricity wholesale market was, and in the years ahead would remain, national in scope.
Na plinskem trgu bo Portugalska zaradi njegovega statusa novo nastajajočega trga še
219. e Commission came to the conclusion that EDP holds a dominant position in all the Portuguese electricity markets mentioned above.
Poročilo o politiki konkurence za leto 2004 – Zvezek 1 naprej imela koristi od odstopanja od koledarja liberalizacije, ki ga določa druga direktiva za področje plina (2003/55/ES).
In particular, EDP holds 70 % of generation capacity in Portugal and is the largest importer of electricity; EDP holds close to 100 % of the distribution of electricity in Portugal; competitors’ gas-fired power plant (CCGT (139)) projects are uncertain and EDP has in uence over one of them (Tejo Energia); and imports will remain insufficient to challenge EDP’s dominance.
Zato se bo odpiranje portugalskih plinskih trgov konkurenci začelo najpozneje leta 2007, končalo pa leta 2010. Portugalska vlada je navedla, da se bo liberalizacija morda začela prej.
220. e merger would have strengthened EDP’s dominant position as a result of both horizontal and vertical e ects.
Komisija je ugotovila, da so bili vsi upoštevni trgi večinoma nacionalnega
As for the non-horizontal e ects (wholesale electricity market), the proposed concentration would have given the merged entity privileged and preferential access to proprietary information about its competitors’ costs, conferring on it a significant advantage; access to Portuguese gas resources and infrastructure; and the ability and the incentive to control gas prices and raise its rivals’ costs.
Vendar pa je Komisija ugotovila, da so uvedbo sistema MIBEL v zadnjih letih večkrat preložili: preden bo sistem MIBEL dejansko lahko začel delovati, je treba odstraniti še mnoge pomembne regulativne ovire; konkurenčni pogoji med Španijo in Portugalsko se bodo verjetno še naprej precej razlikovali tudi po uvedbi sistema MIBEL; ne glede na uvedbo sistema MIBEL bo načrtovana raven medsebojnih povezav med Španijo in Portugalsko ostala omejena in ni bilo mogoče sklepati, da bi do učinkovite integracije obeh trgov dejansko prišlo v časovnem okviru, ustreznem za presojo združitve. Posledično je Komisija menila, da je grosistični trg električne energije nacionalnega obsega in bo v prihodnjih letih takšen tudi ostal.
222. e Commission came to the conclusion that, owing to its current position of legal monopolist, GDP holds a dominant position in most markets.
Krepitev prevladujočega položaja družbe EDP na portugalskih trgih električne energije
As regards the supply of gas to CCGTs and LDCs, the notified operation would have foreclosed all the gas demand which was not controlled by GDP so far, namely the short-term requirements of the CCGTs owned or participated in by EDP and the gas demand of the LDC Portgás.
Komisija je ugotovila, da ima družba EDP prevladujoč položaj na vseh zgoraj navedenih portugalskih trgih električne energije. Predvsem ima družba EDP v rokah 70 % zmogljivosti za proizvodnjo električne energije na Portugalskem in je največji uvoznik električne energije; družba EDP ima v lasti skoraj 100 % distribucije električne energije na Portugalskem; konkurenčni projekti za plinsko elektrarno (CCGT (139)) so nejasni in družba EDP ima vpliv na enega od njih (Tejo Energia); uvoz pa še naprej ne bo zadostoval za izpodbijanje prevlade družbe EDP.
As regards the supply of gas to large industrial customers and small customers, EDP would have been the most likely entrant in these markets, once they are liberalised, considering in particular that EDP operates a CCGT for the production of electricity, which confers a strong incentive to enter the gas supply markets, that it could rely on its electricity customers (EDP controls close to 100 % of electricity distribution in Portugal), to whom it could o er a joint supply of gas and electricity (dual fuel), and that it could also rely on the experience, the reputation and the customer base of the gas
Združitev bi okrepila prevladujoči položaj EDP, kar bi bila posledica horizontalnih in vertikalnih učinkov. Glede horizontalnih učinkov (na vseh trgih električne energije) je treba omeniti, da bi brez združitve družba GDP zelo verjetno na Portugalskem zgradila CCGT in postala eden glavnih tekmecev na trgih električne energije, zlasti ob upoštevanju dejstva, da dostop do konkurenčnih dobav plina pomeni precejšnjo prednost na področju električne energije, saj so CCTG zdaj najbolj običajen način proizvodnje nove energije, ter da bi se družba GDP lahko naslonila na svojo
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II – Nadzor združevanja blagovno znamko in bazo uporabnikov plina, ki bi ji lahko ponudila skupno dobavo plina in elektrike (dvojna ponudba goriva).
LDC Portgás. e importance of entering the gas markets is also evidenced by EDP’s recent acquisition of the second-largest gas player in Spain (Naturcorp). is significant potential competition would be lost a er the merger.
Pomembnost vstopa na trge plina je razvidna tudi iz nedavne pripojitve drugega največjega akterja na trgu plina v Španiji (Naturcorp) k družbi EDP. Po združitvi bi se ta pomembna potencialna konkurenca izgubila.
Remedies proposed by the parties
Ukrepi, ki so jih predlagale stranke
On 28 October and 17 November, the parties submitted remedies in order to address the competition concerns described above. ey proposed, inter alia, to divest an LDC (Setgás), to transfer gas infrastructures and import capacities to REN, the electricity network operator, and to lease power production equivalent to one third of the production of EDP’s gas-fired power plant. e Commission market-tested these remedies and came to the conclusion that they fell far short of solving all competition issues.
Stranke so 28. oktobra in 17. novembra predložile ukrepe za obravnavanje zgoraj opisanih težav za konkurenco. Med drugim so predlagale odprodajo sredstev LDP (Setgás), prenos plinskih infrastruktur in uvoznih zmogljivosti na družbo REN, ki je operater električnega omrežja, ter dajanje v zakup proizvodnje energije, enakovredne tretjini proizvodnje plinske elektrarne družbe EDP.
For instance, the Commission noted that Setgás accounts for only 8 % of the gas retail market while the LDC controlled by EDP, Portgás, accounts for as much as about 30 %; although the transfer of the gas infrastructure to REN (ownership unbundling) would have been a positive move, no sufficient available capacity for third parties’ imports was guaranteed; the proposed lease of power production in EDP’s gas-fired power plant represented only 4 % of generation capacity in Portugal and would have created a high degree of dependence on the part of the lessee upon EDP.
Komisija je te protiukrepe tržno preverila in ugotovila, da še zdaleč ne rešijo vseh vprašanj o konkurenci. Na primer, Komisija je opazila, da je delež družbe Setgás na maloprodajnem trgu plina le 8-odstoten, medtem ko je delež LDP Portgás, ki ga nadzira družba EDP, skoraj 30-odstoten; čeprav bi bil prenos plinske infrastrukture na REN (preoblikovanje lastništva) pozitivna poteza, ni bilo zagotovljenih zadostnih razpoložljivih zmogljivosti
Some time a er the deadline for submitting remedies, the parties proposed revised commitments which, however, failed to address the competition concerns resulting from the operation in a straightforward manner.
Nekaj časa po roku za predložitev protiukrepov so stranke predlagale popravljene zaveze, ki pa niso odpravile težav za konkurenco v zvezi s transakcijo.
As a result, the Commission had no choice but to prohibit the proposed operation since it would have strengthened both EDP’s and GDP’s dominant position respectively in the electricity and gas markets in Portugal. e operation would have preempted the positive e ects of the ongoing or impending liberalisation of the electricity and gas markets in Portugal, resulting in higher prices for both industry and domestic consumers and in a loss of competitiveness for the Portuguese economy.
Komisija posledično ni imela druge izbire, kot da prepove predlagano transakcijo, saj bi ta okrepila prevladujoči položaj družb EDP in GDP na trgu električne energije in plina na Portugalskem. Transakcija bi nevtralizirala pozitivne učinke tekoče ali načrtovane liberalizacije trgov električne energije in plina na Portugalskem, kar bi imelo za posledico višje cene za industrijske in gospodinjske uporabnike ter izgubo konkurenčnosti za portugalsko gospodarstvo.
On 9 August 1999, the Commission cleared the Hoechst AG and Rhône-Poulenc SA concentration resulting in the creation of Aventis, subject to commitments
Komisija je 9. avgusta 1999 odobrila koncentracijo družb Hoechst AG in Rhône-Poulenc SA, kar je imelo za posledico oblikovanje družbe Aventis, v skladu z zavezami za odstranitev številnih težav za konkurenco.
On 21 January, the Commission decided to clear the proposed acquisition by the US company General Electric Company (GE) of the UK diagnostic pharmaceuticals and biosciences company Amersham Plc.
Komisija se je 21. januarja odločila odobriti predlagan prevzem družbe Amersham Plc. iz Združenega kraljestva, ki se ukvarja z diagnostičnimi farmacevtskimi izdelki in bioznanostjo, s strani družbe General Electric Company (GE) iz ZDA.
Amersham makes diagnostic pharmaceuticals that are used to enable diagnostic equipment, such as scanners, to image the body’s health status and also produces biopharmaceuticals.
Družba Amersham izdeluje diagnostične farmacevtske izdelke, ki diagnostični opremi, kot so skenerji, omogočajo upodobitev zdravstvenega stanja telesa, proizvaja pa tudi biofarmacevtske izdelke.
But as the products of GE and Amersham in the medical sector are complementary and hospitals need to purchase both the hardware and the pharmaceuticals for some imaging applications, the Commission focused its analysis on any possible conglomerate e ects arising from the merger. e Commission was concerned, in particular, that GE could have incentives to o er bundles of products, at better prices than the sum of the individual products or by designing its products in such a way that Amersham’s products would work better with GE than with rival equipment (technical tying).
Ker pa se izdelki družb GE in Amersham v zdravstvu dopolnjujejo in morajo bolnišnice za nekatere aplikacije za upodabljanje kupiti strojno opremo in tudi farmacevtske izdelke, je Komisija svojo analizo usmerila v kakršne koli konglomeratske učinke, izhajajoče iz združitve. Komisijo je še zlasti skrbelo, da bi bila družba GE spodbujena k ponudbi svežnjev izdelkov po ugodnejših cenah, kot bi bil znesek posameznih izdelkov, ali pa s takšnim oblikovanjem svojih izdelkov, da bi izdelki družbe Amersham delovali bolje z opremo družbe GE kot z opremo tekmecev (tehnično povezovanje).
However, the market investigation showed that such a scenario was unlikely. is was because neither GE nor Amersham held dominant positions in their respective products in Europe.
Vendar pa je preiskava trga pokazala, da takšen scenarij ni bil verjeten. To pa zato, ker niti družba GE niti družba Amersham v Evropi nista imeli prevladujočega položaja na področju svojih izdelkov.
Furthermore, both customers and a number of competitors agreed that the markets concerned enjoyed strong competition with viable equipment manufacturers such as Philips, Siemens and Toshiba, and strong pharmaceuticals makers such as Schering, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Tyco/Mallinckrodt and Bracco. e Commission therefore concluded that these players were unlikely to be foreclosed from the market or to become marginalised. e technical tying concerns were also dismissed as the Commission ascertained that there was perfect interoperability between the di erent
Poleg tega so se tako stranke kot številni tekmeci strinjali, da obstaja na zadevnih trgih močna konkurenca s sposobnimi proizvajalci opreme, kot so Philips, Siemens in Toshiba, ter močnimi proizvajalci farmacevtskih izdelkov, kot so Schering, Bristol Myers Squibb, Tyco/Mallinckrodt in Bracco.
Report on competition policy 2004 — Volume 1 existing equipment and pharmaceutical products and that such interoperability was unlikely to be reduced when new products came to market.
Odpravljeni so bili tudi pomisleki o tehničnem povezovanju, saj je Komisija ugotovila, da so bili različna obstoječa oprema in farmacevtski izdelki popolnoma interoperabilni ter da se takšna interoperabilnost najverjetneje ne bo zmanjšala, ko bodo na trg prišli novi izdelki.
On 15 March, the combination of French concern Air Liquide and Germany’s Messer group was cleared subject to conditions.
Dne 15. marca je bila v skladu s pogoji odobrena združitev francoskega koncerna Air Liquide in nemške družbe Messer Group.
Messer Group had activities in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. e Commission was concerned that the acquisition would result in higher prices for gas customers — particularly in Germany.
Družba Messer Group je imela obrate v Nemčiji, Združenem kraljestvu in Združenih državah. Komisijo je skrbelo, da bi imela pripojitev za posledico visoke cene za uporabnike plina – zlasti v Nemčiji.
However significant divestments were o ered which rendered regulatory clearance possible without the need for an in-depth investigation.
Vendar pa so bile ponujene precejšnje odprodaje, ki so omogočile regulativno odobritev, ne da bi bila potrebna poglobljena preiskava.