Merger control Proposal for the revision of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 - 1996

OJ C 376, 12/12/1996 P. 0008

2005/152/EC: Commission Decision of 14 December 1999 pursuant toArticle 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 imposing fines on an under... - 2005

OJ L 050, 23/02/2005 P. 0010

Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) (Tex... - 2004

OJ L 024, 29/01/2004 P. 0001

2004/285/EC: Commission Decision of 19 June 2002 pursuant to Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 imposing fines on an undertak... - 2004

OJ L 091, 30/03/2004 P. 0040

2001/16/EC: Commission Decision of 12 July 2000 pursuant to Articles 14 and 15 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 imposing fines on an u... - 2001

OJ L 004, 09/01/2001 P. 0031

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the "Proposal for a Council Regulation on the control of concentrations between und... - 2003

OJ C 010, 14/01/2004 P. 0029

Proposal for a Council Regulation on the control of concentrations between undertakings ("The EC Merger Regulation");/* COM/2002/0711 final ... - 2002

OJ C 020, 28/01/2003 P. 0004

Resolution on Community merger control: the Commission''s Green Paper on the review of the merger regulation (COM(96) 0019 - C4-0106/96) - 1996

OJ C 362, 02/12/1996 P. 0145

COMMUNITY MERGER CONTROL - GREEN PAPER ON THE REVIEW OF THE MERGER REGULATION;/* COM/96/0019 FINAL */ - 1996

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on: - the 'Communication from the Commission to the Council and to the European Parliament rega... - 1996

OJ C 056, 24/02/1997 P. 0071

COMMUNITY MERGER CONTROL - REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MERGER REGULATION;/* COM/93/385FINAL/2 */ - 1993

AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON THE CONTROL OF CONCENTRATIONS BETWEEN UNDERTAKINGS ( MERGER CONTROL REGULATIONS );/* CO... - 1981

OJ C 036, 12/02/1982 P. 0003

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ''Proposal for a Council Regulation on the control of concentrations between un... - 2004

II (Preparatory Acts) ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

Proposal for a Council Regulation on the control of concentrations between undertakings (''The EC Merger Regulation'') COM(2002) 711 final -... - 2003

II (Preparatory Acts) COMMISSION

Merger control Proposal for the revision of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 - 1996

I (Information) COMMISSION

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on: - the ''Communication from the Commission to the Council and to the European Parliament reg... - 1997

II (Preparatory Acts) ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

Proposal for a Council Regulation on the control of concentrations between undertakings - 2002

Reviews and amends the Merger Regulation (4064/89) in line with Green Paper on this subject (COM(2001) 745 final).

Council Regulation on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) - 2004

Replaces Regulations 4064/89 and 1310/97 and comes into effect on May 1, 2004.

Commission Decision pursuant to Article 14 of Council Regulation 4064/89 imposing fines on an undertaking for supplying incorrect and mislea... - 2004

Imposes a fine of €35,000 on Deutsche BP AG.

Commission Decision pursuant to Article 14 of Council Regulation 4064/89 imposing fines on an undertaking for supplying incorrect and mislea... - 2005

A fine of €40,000 is imposed on Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM) for having supplied incorrect and misleading information to the Commission with regard to a merger.

Communication from the Commission to the Council: Report on the functioning of Regulation No 139/2004 - 2009

Report European Commission Merger control

Aer Lingus Group Plc v Commission of the European Communities (Case T-411/07 R) - 2008

Anti-competitive practices—concentrations—interim measures—prohibition of notified merger by Commission—annulment action by notifying party, R, pending before CFI—application to Commission by target company seeking adoption of measures under art.8(4) of Regulation 139/2004 requir... Show moreAnti-competitive practices—concentrations—interim measures—prohibition of notified merger by Commission—annulment action by notifying party, R, pending before CFI—application to Commission by target company seeking adoption of measures under art.8(4) of Regulation 139/2004 requiring R to divest non-controlling minority shareholding in target company—also seeking adoption of interim measures under art.8(5) of Regulation 139/2004 to prevent R from exercising voting rights in target company—refusal by Commission to adopt requested measures—annulment action challenging Commission's refusal decision—applicant seeking interim measures pending main action—R granted leave to intervene—legal principles regarding interim measures—duration—only capable of being granted until judgment in main action—suspension of operation of negative administrative decision not possible—orders sought by applicant incompatible with distribution of powers between Community institutions—Commission discretion when adopting measures necessary to comply with decision of Community Courts—admissibility of general request for “any such order as Court may think fit”—interim measures capable of being imposed on third parties in certain circumstances—admissibility of request for interim measures against intervener notwithstanding possible impact on other shareholders—prima facie case—definition of “implemented” in art.8 of Regulation 139/2004 —English term “implemented” open to different meanings—reference made to other official language versions—“implemented” denoting full consummation of transaction and acquisition of control—thus failure by applicant to establish prima facie case—previous Commission practice regarding partial implementation not conclusive—Commission case law on retention of minority shareholdings irrelevant—possible application of national competition law to non-controlling minority shareholding—no prima facie case regarding alleged regulatory lacuna in Regulation 139/2004 —possibility of applying arts 81 and 82 EC to minority shareholdings—urgency of need for interim measures—whether applicant had established need to prevent serious and irreparable damage—no sufficiently concrete evidence of damage—purely pecuniary damage not regarded as irreparable except in exceptional circumstances—no prima facie case—no imminent risk of serious and irreparable harm—application dismissed.

Merger control regulation: a hard ride - 1988

NEW LAW JOURNAL

The EEC merger regulation – M & A control moves to Brussels - 1990

NEW LAW JOURNAL

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the control of concentrations between undertakings: T... - 2003

OJ C 081E, 31/03/2004 P. 0094