L 331/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 15.12.2001 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 25 July 2001 relating to a proceeding under Article 82 of the EC Treaty (COMP|C-1/36.915 — Deutsche Post AG — Interception of cross-border mail) (notified under document number C(2001) 1934) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/892/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation No 17 of 6 February 1962, the first Regulation implementing Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty ('), as last amended by Regulation No 1216/1999 (3, and in particular Article 3 and Article 15(2) thereof, Having regard to the complaint lodged by the British Post Office on 4 February 1998, alleging infringement of Article 82 of the Treaty by Deutsche Post and requesting the Commission to put an end to this infringement, Having regard to the Commission decision of 25 May 2000 to initiate proceedings in this case, Having given the undertakings concerned the opportunity to make known their views on the objections raised by the Commission in accordance with Article 19(1) of Regulation No 17 and with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2842/98 of 22 December 1998 on the hearing of parties in certain proceedings under Articles 85 and 86 of the EC Treaty (%), After consulting the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions, Whereas: I. FACTS A. The complainant (1) The British Post Office (BPO) is the public postal operator (PPO) in the UK (*). The BPO is primarily active in domestic and international letter and parcel delivery. 0] 13, 21.2.1962, p. 204/62. O] L 148, 15.6.1999, p. 5. O] L 354, 30.12.1998, p. 18.