Commission Decision of 15/09/2004 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.3547 - BANCO SANTANDER / ABBEY NATIONAL) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

C_2004255EN.01000701.xml 15.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 255/7 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3547 — BANCO SANTANDER/ABBEY NATIONAL) (2004/C 255/03) (Text with EEA relevance) On 17 September 2004, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available: — from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/) free of charge.

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