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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9515

4 October 2007
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Following rejection by Court of First Instance in 2006, SONY/BMG merger given go-ahead after more detailed investigation by the Commission

Brussels, 03/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 3 October, the European Commission confirmed its authorisation for the setting up of a joint venture, Sony BMG, by Sony (Japan) and Bertelsmann (Germany). The Court of First Instance annulled the Commission's initial go-ahead for the deal in 2004 for several reasons, including the fact that the investigation by DG Competition had not looked at the impact the deal would have on digital media markets. The Commission believes it has now...

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