2004/254/EC: Commission Decision of 24 January 2001 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market and the EEA Agreement (Case No COMP/M.2033 — Metso/Svedala) (notified under document number C(2001) 157) (Text with EEA relevance)

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Article 1

The notified operation whereby Metso Corporation acquires Svedala Industri AB is hereby declared compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement, on condition that the commitments set out in Annex II are fully complied with.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to: Metso Corporation Fabianinkatu 9A PO Box 220 FIN - 00101 Helsinki.

Done at Brussels, 24 January 2001.

For the Commission

Mario Monti

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrected version in OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ C 76, 25.3.2004.

(4) See case IV/M.1379-Valmet/Rauma, 8 February 1999.

(5) Parts of this text have been edited to ensure that confidential information is not disclosed; those parts are enclosed in square brackets and marked with an asterisk.

(6) The accurate definitions for larger and smaller equipment as provided by the parties are detailed in Annex I to this document.

(7) The HP700 has physical characteristics similar to that of the HP800, except that its nominal power is 560 kW instead of 600 kW.

(8) Strictly speaking, the Z18 cone crusher cannot be compared with the parties' high capacity cone crushers since its nominal power rating is significantly lower (330 kW).

(9) OJ L 207, 23.7.1998, p. 1.

(10) OJ L 331, 7.12.1998, p. 1.

(11) In view of the low market volumes in most EEA Member States, market shares for A& C products have been calculated as an average of units sold between 1997 and 1999.

(12) Excluding Chinese and Russian producers.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

The original text may be consulted on the following Commission website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ competition/index_en.html

ANNEX II

The full original text of the conditions and obligations referred to in Articles 1 and 2 may be consulted on the following Commission website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ competition/index_en.html