Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Concentrations given at the 75th meeting on 29 February 2000 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.1672 — Volvo/Scania (Text with EEA relevance)
29. 5. 2001 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 154/7 of the Advisory Committee on Concentrations given at the 75th meeting on 29 February 2000 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case COMP/M. 1672 - Volvo/Scania OPINION (2001/C 154/08) (Text with EEA relevance) 1. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that concentration the according to Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation. constitutes operation notified a 2. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notified operation has a Community dimension as defined in Article 1(2) of the Merger Regulation. 3. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the relevant product market should be defined as the markets for: (a) Heavy trucks (more than 16 tonnes). (b) Touring coaches. (c) Inter-city buses. (d) City buses. 4. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the relevant geographic markets for heavy trucks are Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Ireland. 5. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the relevant geographic markets for touring coaches are Finland and United Kingdom. 6. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the relevant geographic markets for inter-city buses are Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. 7. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the relevant geographic markets for city buses are Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Ireland. 8. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the concentration would create a dominant position on the markets for heavy trucks in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Ireland. 9. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the concentration would create a dominant position on the markets for: - Touring coaches in Finland and United Kingdom. - Inter-city buses in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. - City buses in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Ireland. 10. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the commitments submitted by the parties will not remove all the concentration as identified above and in the draft decision. the competitive concerns of 11. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the operation shall be declared incompatible with the common market the EEA Agreement. functioning of and the 12. The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take account of all points in particular with regards to comments made in relation to the assessment of the relevant geographic market. raised during the meeting, 13. The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of the European Journal of its opinion in the Official Communities