Commission Decision of 18 July 2007 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/M.4504 — SFR/Télé 2 France) (notified under document number C(2007) 3443) (Only the French version is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/784/EC) (revoked)
EU Decision 2007/784 · Adopted 18 July 2007 · Extends to United Kingdom
Commission Decision
of 18 July 2007
declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement
(Case COMP/M.4504 — SFR/Télé 2 France)
(notified under document number C(2007) 3443)
(Only the French version is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/784/EC) (revoked)
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On 18 July 2007 the Commission adopted a Decision in a merger case under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings, and in particular Article 8(2) of that Regulation. A non-confidential version of the full Decision can be found in the authentic language of the case and in the working languages of the Commission on the website of the Directorate-General for Competition, at the following address: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/index_en.html
Annotations to the whole text
Textual amendments
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Decision revoked (31.12.2020) by The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/93), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1343, reg. 34(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Contents
- SUMMARY Repealed
- (1)Division (1) Repealed
- (2)Division (2) Repealed
- (3)Division (3) Repealed
- (4)Division (4) Repealed
- (5)Division (5) Repealed
- (6)Division (6) Repealed
- IMARKET DEFINITIONS Repealed
- Introduction Repealed
- (7)Division (7) Repealed
- Product markets Repealed
- ‘Upstream’ markets for the acquisition of broadcasting rights Repealed
- (8)The main criteria for the breakdown and differentiation of broadcasting rights are: Repealed
- (9)Division (9) Repealed
- ‘Intermediate’ markets for the distribution of channels Repealed
- (10)Division (10) Repealed
- (11)Division (11) Repealed
- (12)Division (12) Repealed
- The downstream market for retail distribution of pay-TV services Repealed
- (13)Division (13) Repealed
- (14)Division (14) Repealed
- Geographic markets Repealed
- (15)Division (15) Repealed
- IICOMPETITION ANALYSIS Repealed
- Operation of the market before the notified transaction Repealed
- (16)Division (16) Repealed
- (17)Division (17) Repealed
- (18)Division (18) Repealed
- (19)The dynamism of the DSL operators is due to the comparative advantages they have over other platforms: Repealed
- (20)Division (20) Repealed
- Horizontal effects Repealed
- (21)Division (21) Repealed
- (22)Division (22) Repealed
- (23)Division (23) Repealed
- (24)Division (24) Repealed
- Vertical effects Repealed
- (25)Division (25) Repealed
- (26)Division (26) Repealed
- (27)Division (27) Repealed
- Conclusion Repealed
- (28)Division (28) Repealed
- IIIREMEDIES Repealed
- (29)Division (29) Repealed
- (30)The commitments concern three types of channel: Repealed
- (31)Division (31) Repealed
- (32)Division (32) Repealed
- (33)Division (33) Repealed
- (34)Division (34) Repealed
- (35)Division (35) Repealed
- (36)Division (36) Repealed
- (37)Division (37) Repealed
- (38)Division (38) Repealed
- (39)Division (39) Repealed
- (40)Division (40) Repealed
- IVCONCLUSION Repealed
- (41)Division (41) Repealed
SUMMARYF1
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(2)F1
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IMARKET DEFINITIONSF1
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IntroductionF1
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(7)F1
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Product marketsF1
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‘Upstream’ markets for the acquisition of broadcasting rightsF1
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(8)The main criteria for the breakdown and differentiation of broadcasting rights are:F1
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(9)F1
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‘Intermediate’ markets for the distribution of channelsF1
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The downstream market for retail distribution of pay-TV servicesF1
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Geographic marketsF1
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IICOMPETITION ANALYSISF1
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Operation of the market before the notified transactionF1
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(19)The dynamism of the DSL operators is due to the comparative advantages they have over other platforms:F1
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Horizontal effectsF1
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Vertical effectsF1
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ConclusionF1
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IIIREMEDIESF1
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(29)F1
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(30)The commitments concern three types of channel:F1
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IVCONCLUSIONF1
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(41)F1
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