Information from the Commission - Information on the assessment of full-function joint ventures pursuant to the competition rules of the European Community
C 66/38 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 3. 98 Information on the assessment of full-function joint ventures pursuant to the competition rules of the European Community (98/C 66/06) (Text with EEA relevance) of the competitive By Council Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 of 30 June 1997, which amended Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (1), all full-function joint ventures which have a Community dimension and have as their object or effect the coordination of undertakings that remain independent were included in the scope of the latter Regulation. Consequently, such joint ventures will no longer fall under the provisions of Council Regulations No 17 (2), (EEC) No 1017/68 (3), (EEC) No 4056/86 (4) and (EEC) No 3975/87 (5). Hence, the regulations that the Commission adopted for the implementation of those Council Regulations, namely Regulations (EC) No 3385/94 (6), No 99/63/EEC (7), (EEC) No 1629/69 (8), (EEC) No 1630/69 (9), (EEC) No 4260/88 (10) and in (EEC) No 4261/88 (11), and behaviour particular their provisions concerning communications, complaints, applications and notifications, also cease to be applicable to these joint ventures. Forms A/B, I, II et III, MAR as well as AER will be adapted to the new legal situation. There is no change in the provisions applicable to joint ventures other than those described above, namely those full-function joint ventures which do not have a Community dimension within the meaning of the amended Regulation (EEC) No 4046/89 and which have as their object or effect the coordination of the competitive behaviour of undertakings that remain independent, as well as non-full-function joint ventures. (1) OJ L 180, 9. 7. 1997, p. 1. (2) OJ 13, 20. 2. 1962, p. 204/62 (Special Edition 1959-62, p. 87). (3) OJ L 175, 23. 7. 1968, p. 1 (Special Edition. 1968 I, p. 302). (4) OJ L 378, 31. 12. 1986, p. 4. (5) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1987, p. 1. (6) OJ L 377, 31. 12. 1994, p. 28. (7) OJ 127, 20. 8. 1963, p. 2268/63 (Special Edition 1963-64, p. 47). (8) OJ L 209, 21. 8. 1969, p. 1 (Special Edition 1969 II, p. 371). (9) OJ L 209, 21. 8. 1969, p. 11 (Special Edition 1969 II, p. 381). (10) OJ L 376, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. (11) OJ L 376, 31. 12. 1988, p. 10