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Document 52020M9064
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on mergers at its meeting of 24 October 2019 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case M. 9064 – Telia/Bonnier Broadcasting Holding Rapporteur: Hungary 2020/C 160/02
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on mergers at its meeting of 24 October 2019 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case M. 9064 – Telia/Bonnier Broadcasting Holding Rapporteur: Hungary 2020/C 160/02
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on mergers at its meeting of 24 October 2019 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case M. 9064 – Telia/Bonnier Broadcasting Holding Rapporteur: Hungary 2020/C 160/02
C/2019/7985
OJ C 160, 11.5.2020, p. 2–4 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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11.5.2020 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 160/2 |
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on mergers at its meeting of 24 October 2019 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case M. 9064 – Telia/Bonnier Broadcasting Holding
Rapporteur: Hungary
(2020/C 160/02)
Jurisdiction
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The Advisory Committee agrees (13 Member States) with the Commission that the notified transaction constitutes a concentration within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (‘the Merger Regulation’) (1). |
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The Advisory Committee agrees (13 Member States) with the Commission that the notified transaction has a Union dimension pursuant to Article 1(2) of the Merger Regulation. |
Market definition
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The Advisory Committee agrees (13 Member States) with the conclusions reached by the Commission in the draft Decision in relation to the definition of the relevant product and geographic markets for:
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Competitive assessment
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The Advisory Committee agrees (13 Member States) with the Commission’s assessment that the notified transaction would significantly impede effective competition as a result of:
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The Advisory Committee agrees (13 Member States) with the Commission’s assessment that the notified transaction is unlikely to significantly impede effective competition as a result of:
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Commitments
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The majority of the Member States at the Advisory Committee (12 Member States) agrees with the Commission that the final commitments offered by the Notifying Party on 18 September 2019 remove the significant impediment to effective competition identified in the draft Decision. A minority of Member States (1 Member State) abstains. |
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The majority of the Member States at the Advisory Committee (12 Member States) agrees with the Commission that, subject to the full compliance with the final commitments offered by the Notifying Party on 18 September 2019, the notified transaction is not likely to significantly impede effective competition in the internal market or in a substantial part of it. A minority of Member States (1 Member State) abstains. |
Compatibility with the internal market and the EEA Agreement
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The majority of the Member States at the Advisory Committee (12 Member States) agrees with the Commission that the notified transaction must therefore be declared compatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement in accordance with Article 2(2) and 8(2) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement. A minority of Member States (1 Member State) abstains. |
(2) The conglomerate relationship arises by virtue of Telia’s activities as a provider of telecommunications services and Bonnier Broadcasting’s activities as a retail provider of AV services, in particular in OTT services.
(3) The conglomerate relationship arises by virtue of Telia’s activities as a provider of telecommunications services and Bonnier Broadcasting’s activities as a retail provider of AV services, in particular in OTT services.
(4) The conglomerate relationship arises by virtue of Telia’s activities as a provider of telecommunications services and Bonnier Broadcasting’s activities as retail supplier of AV services.
(5) The conglomerate relationship arises by virtue of Telia’s activities as a provider of telecommunications services and Bonnier Broadcasting’s activities as retail supplier of AV services.
