Article 2
This Decision is addressed to: SCA Mölnlycke Holding BV Arnhemse Bovenweg 120 670 AR Zeist The Netherlands Done at Brussels, 31 January 2001. For the Commission Mario Monti Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; Corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13. (2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1. (3) OJ C 52, 27.2.2002. (4) Commission Decision of 4 August 2000. (5) Commission Decision of 25 August 2000. (6) 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. (7) Commission Decision 96/435/EC in Case M.623 Kimberly-Clark/Scott, OJ L 183, 23.7.1996, p. 1. (8) For the purpose of this decision defined as Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. (9) Respondents to the Kimberly-Clark/Scott market investigation estimated that the various tissue products could be economically transported over maximum distances of 540 to 865 km (depending on the product category). (10) "Market Structure and Competition in the Paper Tissue Industry", draft report of 30 October 2000, p. 10. (11) In its Decision of 6 April 2000 in Case IV/M.1832 Ahold/ICA Förbundet/Canica, the Commission found that: "The markets for wholesale and procurement of daily consumer goods, although undergoing changes following the introduction of the Euro, can still be considered as national due to a number of factors such as consumer preferences for national products and different distribution channels. Furthermore, many European manufacturers and wholesalers negotiate with their customers on a national level, basically via their subsidiaries and branches". (Recital 15). (12) "Market Structure and Competition in the Paper Tissue Industry" (see footnote 9), p. 12. (13) Munksjö confirms that it sells basic brands at low prices; it does not engage in serious advertising for its products. (14) SCA and MT presently have production capacity of more than 100000 tonnes each in Sweden alone. (15) This was also found in the econometric studies made for the Kimberly-Clark/Scott case. (16) "EBITDA" margin, is an acronym for Earnings Before Interest, Taxes and Depreciation/Amortisation, and as such represents a pure estimate of how much profit the company obtains compared to its sales; in other words, it is an indicator of a company's core profitability. (17) "Market Structure and Competition in the Paper Tissue Industry" (see footnote 9), p. 9.