97/815/EC: Commission Decision of 14 May 1997 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case No IV/M.856 - British Telecom/MCI (II)) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
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The concentration notified by BT and MCI on 18 December 1996, relating to the full merger of their respective businesses, is declared compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement subject to the condition of full compliance with the commitments made by the parties, in their undertaking to the Commission, as set out in recital 76 of this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to: British Telecommunications plc 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ United Kingdom and MCI Communications Corporation 1801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 USA. Done at Brussels, 14 May 1997. For the Commission Karel VAN MIERT Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 1; corrected version, OJ L 257, 21. 9. 1990, p. 13. (2) OJ C 372, 9. 12. 1997. (3) OJ L 223, 27. 8. 1994, p. 36. (4) OJ L 192, 24. 7. 1990, p. 10. (5) OJ L 74, 22. 3. 1996, p. 13. (6) In the published version of the Decision, some information has been omitted and some figures replaced by ranges, pursuant to the provisions of Article 17 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 concerning non-disclosure of business secrets. (7) Between 50 % and 70 %. (8) Less than 35 %. (9) Less than 15 %. (10) Over 75 %. (11) FCC's Fourth report and order in the matter of international accounting rates, adopted on 26 November 1996. (12) Between 40 % and 50 %. (13) Less than 25 %. (14) Less than 30 %. (15) Between 40 % and 50 %. (16) Less than 15 %. (17) Deleted. Business secret. (18) Deleted. Business secret. (19) Less than 15 %. (20) OJ L 321, 30. 12. 1995, p. 6. (21) Less than 15 %. (22) Between 50 % and 60 %. (23) Between 30 % and 40 %. (24) Less than 25 %. (25) Over 80 %. (26) Over 80 %.
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