The concentration by way of the creation of a joint venture as notified by Bertelsmann AG, Deutsche Bundespost Telekom and Taurus Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG is hereby declared incompatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement.
This Decision is adressed to:
1. Bertelsmann AG,
Carl-Bertelsmann-Strasse 270,
D-33311 Guetersloh.
2. Deutsche Bundespost Telekom,
Godesberger Allee 87-93,
D-40474 Duesseldorf.
3. Taurus Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG,
Robert-Buerkle-Strasse 2,
D-85737 Ismaning.
Done at Brussels, 9 November 1994.
For the Commission
Karel VAN MIERT
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 1. Corrigendum: OJ No L 257, 21. 9. 1990, p. 13.
(2) In the published version of the Decision, some information has hereinafter been omitted, pursuant to the provisions of Article 17 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 concerning non-disclosure of business secrets.
(3) Business secret; according to press articles approximately ECU 300 million.