Commission Decision of 26/03/2002 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.2765 - MITSUBISHI / MMC AUTO DEUTSCHLAND) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) Official Journal 091 , 17/04/2002 P. 0008 - 0008 Commission Decision of 26/03/2002 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.2765 - MITSUBISHI / MMC AUTO DEUTSCHLAND) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) Brussels, 26/03/2002 SG (2002) D/229051 To the Notifying Parties Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s), Subject:
Case No. COMP/M.2765 - MITSUBISHI / MMC AUTO DEUTSCHLAND Notification of 26/02/2002 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4064/89 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities No. C 60, 07/03/2002, Page 3 [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 26/02/2002, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 [2] by which Mitsubishi Motors Corporation ("MMC", Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of MMC Auto Deutschland GmbH ("MADG", Germany) by way of purchase of assets. [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 undertaking MMC's: motor vehicle manufacture. - for undertaking MADG's: wholesaling of motor vehicles. 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 c 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 Mario MONTI Member of the Commission