Commission Decision of 07/02/2002 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.2686 - DMDATA / STRALFORS / JV) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) Official Journal 049 , 22/02/2002 P. 0016 - 0016 Commission Decision of 07/02/2002 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.2686 - DMDATA / STRALFORS / JV) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) To the notifying parties Dear Sirs, Subject: Case No. COMP/M.2686-DMData/Strålfors/JV Notification of 04.01.2002 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No.
4064/89 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities No. C 10, 12.01.2002, page 4 [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 4 January 2002, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 by which the undertakings DMdata A/S ("DMdata"), Denmark, jointly controlled by Maersk Data A/S and Danske Bank Aktieselskab, and Strålfors AB ("Strålfors"), Sweden, acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of a newly created full function joint venture, Strålfors Information Logistics A/S ("Strålfors Information Logistics"), Denmark, by way of transfer of assets to and purchase of shares in the joint venture.
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: - DMdata: provision of IT services; - Strålfors: IT-focused business-to-business company active in the development, production and supply of complete solutions within the field of information transfer; - Strålfors Information Logistics: supply of fulfilment services. 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]. [2] 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 Mario Monti Member of the Commission