commiss decis declar compat concentr common market case iv magneti marelli ceac council regul eec french text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun regard council regul eec decemb control concentr undertak articl thereof regard commiss decis januari initi proceed case undertak concern opportun make view object rais commiss regard opinion advisori committe concentr natur oper propos concentr notifi decemb pursuant articl council regul consist acquisit sicind wholli own subsidiari fiat samag wholli own subsidiari alcatel alsthom compagni générale électricité alcatel alsthom formal cge share compagni européenn accumulateur ceac samag hold share ceac ii parti fiat consolid worldwid turnov ecu million commun wide turnov ecu million achiev itali fiat group activ automobil industri vehicl agricultur machineri road construct machin automot part electr compon sector number diversifi sector intend control ceac exercis magneti marelli subsidiari fiat magneti marelli produc automot part worldwid turnov ecu million ceac produc starter batteri stationari batteri traction batteri achiev worldwid turnov ecu million commun wide turnov ecu million iii context acquisit notifi oper compon framework agreement enter fiat alcatel alsthom main element exchang minor sharehold fiat alcatel alsthom fiat acquir alcatel alsthom alcatel alsthom fiat acquisit alcatel nv fiat spa fiat control interest share telettra spa telettra concentr author commiss subject oblig april case iv alcatel telettra plan acquisit control interest fiat railwai equip subsidiari fiat ferroviaria gec alsthom jointli control gec alcatel alsthom creation european hold compani jointli own fiat alcatel alsthom object develop initi mutual interest research develop decis concern concentr sicind magneti marelli ceac iv applic regul eec notifi oper concentr mean articl regul eec acquir share ceac sicind acquir control ceac threshold articl regul eec met combin aggreg worldwid turnov fiat ceac ecu million aggreg commun wide turnov ecu million third achiev member state relev product market notif concentr affect lead batteri sector divid separ product market traction batteri market stationari batteri market origin equip oe market starter batteri replac market starter batteri traction batteri stationari batteri belong industri batteri sector differ term technolog custom intend case starter batteri distinct oe market product sold motor vehicl manufactur replac market base differ product function product fact condit competit replac market differ significantli market origin equip suppli oe market requir high technic capac intens research develop reliabilitii product time deliveri suppli certif grant car manufactur exist separ market starter batteri gener accept industri court justic drawn distinct oe market replac market case truck tyre case nv nederlandsch banden industri michelin commiss ecr vi impact concentr franc itali case stationari batteri origin equip replac starter batteri concentr result increas market share franc itali entiti case traction batteri concentr direct impact itali magneti marelli oper member state vii decis commiss proceed decis initi proceed examin notif commiss conclud except traction batteri market notifi oper rais doubt compat common market decid januari initi proceed pursuant articl regul eec statement object investig carri broad rang undertak oper affect market competitor custom commiss parti februari statement object rais object replac market starter batteri franc itali stage object relat replac market starter batteri itali withdrawn commiss found concentr entail small increas market share signific competitor present market replac market starter batteri franc object set statement object summar franc suffici homogen condit competit differ appreci condit competiton exist member state factor demonstr evid inform commun parti competitor manufactur franc charg type batteri price charg member state market share manufactur member state ceac market share franc market share germani differ continu exist absenc specif legal barrier attribut rang requir reflect make vehicl fleet differ level servic requir member state consum prefer brand major differ rang distribut channel entail cost manufactur adjust commerci strategi countri concentr suppli vari consider member state suppli concentr market difficult actual potenti competitor increas market share penetr market propos concentr substanti increas market share franc parti largest market share propos concentr give entiti domin posit result effect competit significantli imped factor market share entiti amount franc gap relat largest competitor consider order addit financi strength entiti parent compani greater access lead market consider lastli main competitor strong posit respect nation market tempt refrain compet price competit unreason matur market product capac factor offset purchas strength counterbal power entiti largest numer custom entiti achiev fraction entiti turnov parti made hear disagr commiss analysi statement object opinion advisori committe advisori committe concentr met april deliv opinion support commiss analysi viii amend made propos concentr fiat inform commiss independ decid amend strategi underli establish franc puros agre period undertak reduc major hold capit compagni français électro chimi cfec reduc member represent administr supervisori bodi cfec acquisit magneti marelli cfec largest french batteri manufactur concentr activ starter batteri franc establish french market long establish busi relationship brand virtual magneti marelli market share franc account turnov cfec ix implic transfer cfec analysi competit situat transfer fiat major hold cfec capit constitut import chang fact concentr influenc assess concentr relev replac market starter batteri result transfer largest french undertak starter batteri market longer involv concentr effect concentr respect combin market share combin distribut network combin french brand hand singl undertak longer appli chang fact propos concentr lead commiss concentr compat common market adopt decis articl propos concentr sicind ceac declar compat common market subject oblig set articl articl oblig attach decis accord timet agre commiss fiat reduc hold compagni français électro chimi reduc member represent administr supervisori bodi compagni français électro chimi fiat increas hold compagni français électro chimi level refer commiss agreement purpos articl fiat mean fiat group ii compani control part fiat group iii person act behalf compani refer ii articl decis address fiat spa corso marconi torino sicind spa corso marconi torino compagni européenn accumulateur ceac quai de clichi clichi cedex brussel commiss leon brittan vice presid oj amend oj oj oj