Brussels, 17/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the European Commission authorised the proposed acquisition of Donnelly Corporation, a car components supplier located in the United States, by its Canadian rival, Magna International Inc. After investigation, it felt that, although the operation would slightly strengthen the dominant position held by Donnelly on the internal auto mirrors market, it would not entail a significant reduction of competition in Europe. The Commission mainly took into account the presence of effective rivals as well as the strong countervailing buying power of automobile original equipment manufacturers. The operation had been notified to the Commission for clearance in the EU, as the turnover of the companies involved reached thresholds defined in the Community Merger Regulation.