6.4.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L97/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 14 December 1999 imposing fines under Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 for supplying incorrect and misleading information in a notification and inaccurate information in response to requests for information (Case No IV/M.1610 — Deutsche Post/trans-o-flex) (notified under document number C(1999) 4502) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/271/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity, Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (3, and in particular Article 14(1)(b) and the first limb of Article 14(1)(c) thereof, Having given Deutsche Post the opportunity to make known its views on the objections raised by the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Concentrations (3), Whereas: (") OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrected version: O] L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13. (3 OJL180,9.7.1997, p. 1. () 0J C 106, 6.4.2001. A. INTRODUCTION I.  SUBJECT OF THE PROCEEDINGS Investigations carried out by the Commission have revealed that Deutsche Post AG (Deutsche Post) supplied incorrect and misleading information when it notified a takeover of trans-o-flex Schnell-Lieferdienst GmbH (trans-o-flex), on 4 February 1999 (Case I[V/M.1447 — Deutsche Post/trans-o-flex). Deutsche Post also supplied incorrect information in response to the Commission’s requests for information of 23 February 1999 (reference 1999), 26 March 1999 (reference 3359) and 22 April 1999 (reference 4350). In so doing, Deutsche Post committed infringements under Article 14(1)(b) and the first limb of Article 14(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (the Merger Regulation). The Commission concludes that it ought to impose fines on Deutsche Post in respect of both infringements.