Commission Decision of 27/11/2001 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.2616 - DEUTSCHE BANK / TDC / JV) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) Official Journal 051 , 26/02/2002 P. 0028 - 0028 Commission Decision of 27/11/2001 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.2616 - DEUTSCHE BANK / TDC / JV) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) To the notifying parties Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s), Subject: Case No COMP/M.2616 - Deutsche Bank/TDC/JV Notification of 23.10.2001 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No.
4064/89 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities No. C 306, 31/10/2001, p. 16 [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. 1. On 23.10.2001, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 [2] by which the undertakings Deutsche Bank AG ("DB") (Germany) and TDC A/S ("TDC") (Denmark) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking eské Radiokomunikace a.s.
("CRa") (Czech Republic) by way of purchase of shares. [2] OJ L 395, 30.12.1989 p. 1; corrigendum OJ L 257 of 21.9.1990, p. 13; Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (OJ L 180, 9. 7. 1997, p. 1, corrigendum OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17). 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are : - for DB: commercial bank providing a full range of banking services worldwide - for TDC: wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services - for CRa: provider of transmission and distribution of TV and radio signals and telecommunications services in the Czech Republic 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 [3]. [3] OJ C 217, 29.07.2000, p. 32. 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 Signed by Mario MONTI, Member of the Commission