Commission Decision of 17/01/2001 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.2259 - 4* TERRA / AMADEUS / 1TRAVEL.COM) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) Official Journal 049 , 15/02/2001 P. 0007 - 0007 Brussels, 17.01.2001 To the notifying parties Dear Madam / Sir(s), Subject: Case No. COMP/M. 2259 – TERRA/AMADEUS/1TRAVEL.COM Notification of 7 December 2000 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4064/89 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities No. C 361 of 15/12/2000, page 3.
1. On 7 December 2000 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 by which the Spanish undertaking TERRA Networks Asociadas Extranjeras SL, controlled by TERRA Networks S.A (TERRA), which is controlled by the Spanish telecommunications operator Telefónica S.A. and Amadeus NMC Holding Inc. (USA) controlled by the Spanish undertaking AMADEUS Global Travel Distribution S.A. (AMADEUS) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of 1TRAVEL.COM (USA) by way of purchase of shares.
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are : - for TERRA: development of activities related to Internet; - for AMADEUS: travel services especially related to CRS (Computer Reservation System). - for 1TRAVEL.COM: Internet travel agency. 3. After examination of the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4064/89 and of paragraph 4, subparagraph a) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 [2]. 4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the common market and with the EEA Agreement.
This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4064/89. For the Commission, Mario Monti Member of the Commission [1] OJ L 395, 30.12.1989 p. 1; corrected version OJ L 257 of 21.9.1990, p. 13, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97, OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1, corrigendum in OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17. [2] OJ C 217, 29.07.2000, p. 32. --------------------------------------------------