Commission Decision of 27/08/2002 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.2932 - CVC / HALFORDS) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) Official Journal 210 , 04/09/2002 P. 0013 - 0013 Commission Decision of 27/08/2002 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.2932 - CVC / HALFORDS) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) To the notifying party Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s), Subject: Case No. COMP/M.2932 - CVC/Halfords Notification of 25.07.2002 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No.
4064/89 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities No. C184, 02.08.2002, page 2 [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 25/07/2002, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 by which the CVC Group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Halfords Limited by way of purchase of shares.
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are : - for the CVC Group: provision of investment and management advice and management of investment funds; - for Halfords Limited: retail of car parts and accessories and cycles and cycle accessories. 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 [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 (signed) Michaele SCHREYER Member of the Commission