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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8727

17 June 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 46
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Oral hearing on proposal to merge BMG-Sony

Brussels, 16/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - After having heard, on Monday, the arguments of Sony and BMG, the two groups running for 50/50 merger, the Commission held an oral hearing of those objecting to the proposal. Opponents include the Impala association, which groups many independent music producers and which put forward arguments against those defended by Sony and BMG. The latter maintain that the Commission has not been able to provide sufficient proof that the operation would entail a...

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