September 1999

Anticompetitive practices

15 Sep 1999

The EU Commission exempts under art. 85(3) of the EC Treaty the creation of a joint venture in the digital interactive television services (British Interactive Broadcasting)

Andrés Font Galarza

Gibson Dunn (Brussels)

Belgium 6 contributions 3668 visits

"The British Interactive Broadcasting Decision and the application of competition rules to the new digital interactive television services"* I. Introduction The Commission exempted on 15 September 1999 pursuant to Article 81 (3) of the EC Treaty the creation of a joint venture company, (...)

14 Sep 1999

The EU Commission approves a joint venture for the production of a new aircraft engine (P&W / GE)

Monica Ekström

DG COMP (Brussels)

Belgium 1 contribution 149 visits

"The Commission approves joint venture between P&W and GE for new aircraft engine"* Introduction On 14 September 1999, the Commission adopted a Decision by which it approved the creation of a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and General Electric Aircraft Engines (GE). (...)

9 Sep 1999

The EU Commission renews the exemption granted to a film distribution company (United International Pictures)

Torben Toft

DG COMP (Brussels)

Belgium 2 contributions 692 visits

"Commission renews the exemption of United International Pictures BV"* Introduction On 9 September 1999, the Commission renewed, by means of an administrative ‘comfort’ letter, the exemption from 1989 under Article 81(3) of the EC Treaty of the agreements establishing United International (...)

Mergers

26 Sep 1999

The French Minister of Economics clears a merger in the advertising sector with remedies including a bundling prohibition and output restriction (Decaux / Avenir)

Stanislas Martin

French Competition Authority (Paris)

France 79 contributions 277389 visits

The operation By the present transaction, Decaux will acquire the sole control of Avenir. Both parties are active on the outdoor advertising market. The market(s) The markets are the supply of advertising posters at national and local level. Remedy 1: Bundling prohibition At the national (...)

1 Sep 1999

The French Minister of Economics clears in phase II the creation of a joint venture in the sector of production and sale of de-icing salt subject to divestiture, obligation of supply and withdrawing the use of a trademark (CSME / MDPA / SCPA / ROCK )

Stanislas Martin

French Competition Authority (Paris)

France 79 contributions 277389 visits

The operation Following the Commission’s decision of full referral, the French Minister of Economy authorised the creation of a joint venture between two companies active in the sale of de-icing salt subject to voluntary remedies. The markets concerned by remedies The market concerned by (...)

State Aid

29 Sep 1999

The French Supreme Administrative Court considers that a decree reducing the postal aid to the press is only a minor modification to an existing State aid scheme and not an aid (Syndicat de la presse périodique culturelle et scientifique...)

Stéphane Laget

SCP Avocats Evelyne Naba Et Associés (Paris)

6 contributions 28154 visits

This case deals with the specific postal tarif granted to the press in France. A reshuffling of the framework of the relations between the Post and the press took place in 1995 which lead to an increase of 50 % of the the postal tariffs. An agreement was concluded on 4 July 1996, and the (...)

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