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Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Mergers given at its meeting of 6 May 2008 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.4854 — TomTom/Tele Atlas — Rapporteur: Ireland
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Mergers given at its meeting of 6 May 2008 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.4854 — TomTom/Tele Atlas — Rapporteur: Ireland
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Mergers given at its meeting of 6 May 2008 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.4854 — TomTom/Tele Atlas — Rapporteur: Ireland
OJ C 237, 16.9.2008, p. 6–6
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
16.9.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 237/6 |
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Mergers given at its meeting of 6 May 2008 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.4854 — TomTom/Tele Atlas
Rapporteur: Ireland
(2008/C 237/10)
1. |
The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notified operation constitutes a concentration within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation and that it can be deemed to have a community dimension pursuant to Article 4(5) of that Regulation. |
2. |
The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that this is a vertical merger comprising the following relevant product markets:
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3. |
The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the relevant geographic market for Navigable Digital Map Database is worldwide in scope. |
4. |
The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the relevant geographic market for Navigation Software is worldwide in scope. |
5. |
The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the relevant geographic market for Portable Navigation Devices is EEA-wide in scope. |
6. |
The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's conclusion that the merged entity may have the ability to increase price or degrade quality/delay access to Navigable Digital Map Databases to some of its competitors in the Portable Navigation Devices and Navigation Software markets. |
7. |
The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's conclusion that the merged entity would have no incentive to increase the price or degrade quality/delay access to Navigable Digital Map Databases to its competitors in the Portable Navigation Devices and Navigation Software markets. |
8. |
The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's conclusion that the proposed concentration is not likely to result in any anti-competitive impact to the detriment of consumers. |
9. |
The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's conclusion that the proposed concentration will not result in a significant impediment of effective competition in the common market or a substantial part of it. |
10. |
The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notified concentration should therefore be declared compatible with the common market pursuant to Article 8(1) of the EC Merger Regulation. |