Talk:Bulgaria 2003
Merger Efficiency Defense
Looks like a merger efficiency defense to me (see 28(2))
Authorisation for Concentration
Article 28. (1) (Amended, SG No. 9/2003) The Commission shall authorise the concentration provided that the latter does not result in the creation or strengthening of a dominant position that would significantly impede effective competition on the market concerned. (2) (Amended, SG No. 9/2003) The Commission may authorise a concentration which, although creating or strengthening a dominant position, aims at modernisation of production or of the economy as a whole, improvement of the market structures, attraction of investments, creation of new jobs, better satisfying of the interests of the consumers, and as a whole outweighs the negative impact on competition on the market concerned. (3) (Amended, SG No. 9/2003) The Commission may include in the authorisation referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) additional restrictive requirements which are directly related to the implementation of the concentration and are needed for the preservation of the effective competition or the overall positive impact on the market concerned.
--JWSchneider 11:08, 21 June 2007 (EDT)
Definitely looks like an efficiency defense.
--AchalOza 18:06, 21 June 2007 (EDT)