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The Competition Authority is seeking views on N1's proposed conditions for its merger with Festi.

27 June 2018
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Samkeppniseftirlitið leitar í dag sjónarmiða vegna framboðinna tillagna N1 hf. að skilyrðum vegna kaupa félagsins á Festi hf. Telur N1 að tillögurnar séu til þess fallnar að eyða þeim samkeppnishindrunum sem Samkeppniseftirlitið hefur talið að leitt gætu af samrunanum.

Tillögur N1 lúta meðal annars að því að félagið selji frá sér tilteknar eldsneytisafgreiðslustöðvar, sem og vörumerki Dælunnar. Einnig eru lagðar til aðgerðir til að auka aðgengi að heildsölu- og birgðarými eldsneytis og til þess að bregðast við eignatengslum keppinauta á eldsneytismarkaði.

Í því skyni að meta tillögur N1 hefur Samkeppniseftirlitið leitað sjónarmiða hagsmunaaðila á markaði vegna tillagna N1. Með tilkynningu þessari kallar Samkeppniseftirlitið eftir sjónarmiðum allra annarra aðila, t.d. þeirra sem kynnu að hafa áhuga á að hasla sér völl á eldsneytismarkaði og öðrum þeim sem eiga einhvers konar viðskipti á þessu sviði eða sjá á markaðnum viðskiptatækifæri. Þá er einnig kallað eftir frekari sjónarmiðum neytenda.

For a more detailed presentation of the case, the Competition Authority provides access to the following documents:

  • Samrunatilkynningu N1 til Samkeppniseftirlitsins, dags. 16. maí 2018 (án trúnaðarupplýsinga). Þar er að finna rökstuðning vegna tillagna félagsins.
  • Tillögum N1 að skilyrðum vegna samruna félagsins við Festi, ódags (án trúnaðarupplýsinga).
  • Letter Samkeppniseftirlitsins til hagsmunaaðila, dags. 13. júní 2018. Þar er m.a. að finna samantekt á frummati Samkeppniseftirlitsins um samkeppnishindranir sem af samrunanum leiðir og umfjöllun um kröfur sem gerðar eru til skilyrða í samrunamálum. 

Óskað er eftir því að sjónarmið berist eigi síðar en 4. júlí nk. Aðilum er gefinn kostur á að koma sjónarmiðum sínum á framfæri, í bréfi, tölvupósti (samkeppni@samkeppni.is) or telephone (585-0700).

Rannsókn á samrunanum – Tímalína

  • 31 October 2017: The Competition Authority receives the initial notification of the merger. An extensive investigation is launched, during which evidence and views are gathered from competitors and stakeholders in the grocery and fuel markets. The investigation concluded on 17 April 2018, as detailed below.
  • 23 November 2017: The Competition Authority publishes News on its website, where it outlines the supervisory authority's focus in investigating the case and seeking perspectives. Subsequently, the information gathering and investigation of the case continued.
  • 24 February 2018: The Competition Authority publishes an objection letter to the merger parties, setting out a reasoned preliminary assessment of the merger. Accordingly, it is considered that the merger would lead to serious competition concerns which must be addressed, either by the annulment of the merger or by conditions that eliminate the said concerns. N1 sends notification to the stock exchange regarding the status of the matter on 25 February 2018.
  • 5 March 2018: N1 requests to enter into conciliation talks with the Competition Authority, etc. notification til kauphallar þann 7. mars. Í framhaldinu sendi N1 athugasemdir við andmælaskjalið þar sem m.a. kemur fram það mat að ástæðulaust sé að setja samrunanum skilyrði. Þrátt fyrir mat N1 setti fyrirtækið fram tillögur að skilyrðum.
  • 14 March 2018: After reviewing N1's comments and proposals for conditions, the Competition Authority informs N1 that there are no grounds for settlement talks, as the company disagrees with all substantive aspects of the authority's preliminary assessment and considers it unnecessary to impose conditions on the merger. N1 announces ...to the stock exchange on the same day. Following comments made, the Competition Authority launched an additional investigation into specific aspects of the case.
  • 9 and 12 April 2018: N1 puts forward proposals for conditions which the company believes could increase competition and form the basis of a settlement in the case. Subsequently, the Competition Authority states that the proposals were submitted too late, as it is clear that it is not possible to conduct a sufficient investigation into the effects of the conditions within the statutory deadline. Furthermore, there is a significant question as to whether they are sufficient. It was announced that the Authority would make a decision in the matter within the deadline.
  • 17 April 2018N1 withdraws its merger notification, just before the publication of a decision in the case. At the same time, the company announces that the merger will be notified again, with proposed conditions designed to remove competition concerns. See more News The Competition Authority and notification N1 to the stock exchange, dated the same day.
  • 16 May 2018: N1 tilkynnir um samrunann að nýju og leggur fram tillögur að skilyrðum. Hin nýja tilkynning byggist á fyrri tilkynningu vegna samruna fyrirtækjanna og rannsóknum og gögnum hins fyrra máls. Lögmæltir tímafrestir í nýju máli byrja að líða. Í framhaldinu er málið tekið til rannsóknar. M.a. eiga sér stað viðræður um skilyrðin, til undirbúnings því að unnt sé að bera þau undir hagsmunaaðila.
  • 13 June 2018: The Competition Authority sends a request for comments to stakeholders on proposals for conditions.
  • Í dag, 26. júní 2018:Samkeppniseftirlitið kallar eftir sjónarmiðum annarra aðila, með frétt þessari.

Background information:

Reglum samkeppnislaga um samruna er ætlað að koma í veg fyrir að samkeppnislegri gerð markaða sé breytt, með samruna fyrirtækja, á þann hátt að samkeppni hverfi eða skerðist.  

Samrunamál hefjast að frumkvæði samrunaaðila. Ber aðilum samrunans þá að senda Samkeppniseftirlitinu tilkynningu um samrunann og í henni skal veita upplýsingar um atriði sem skipta máli varðandi mat á áhrifum samrunans. Þegar fullnægjandi tilkynning berst veita samkeppnislög Samkeppniseftirlitinu 25 virka daga til að leggja mat á samrunann. Telji Samkeppniseftirlitið þörf á frekari rannsókn á samkeppnislegum áhrifum samrunans hefur það 70 virka daga til þess að taka ákvörðun í málinu frá því það tillkynnir samrunaaðilum um frekari rannsókn eftirlitsins. Ef nauðsynlegt er að afla frekari upplýsinga er Samkeppniseftirlitinu heimilt að framlengja þennan frest um allt að 20 virka daga. Eftir að það lögmælta tímamark er liðið brestur Samkeppniseftirlitinu heimild til íhlutunar vegna samruna.

Framangreindir frestir eru settir til hagsbóta fyrir viðskiptalífið. Í flestum tilvikum gerir Samkeppniseftirlitið ekki athugasemdir við samruna fyrirtækja. Í þeim tilvikum þar sem samruni er talinn hindra virka samkeppni geta samrunaaðilar sett fram tillögur til þess að afstýra röskun á samkeppni. Nauðsynlegt er að tillögur þess efnis berist nægjanlega snemma til að unnt sé að leggja mat á þær. Afstýri tillögurnar samkeppnishindrunum ekki að fullu ógildir Samkeppniseftirlitið samrunann.

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