Jonathan Todd
Jonathan Todd
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If the Commission is not satisfied with the Polish authorities' response, it would have the possibility of adopting a formal decision declaring that Poland was in breach of Article 21 of the merger regulations.
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We have 25 working days to decide whether we think there may be some negative impact on effective competition or not.
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We can only begin our analysis once we have received the details in writing and so far all we have received is the press release.
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We are carefully analyzing (Microsoft's) reply and after they have had the opportunity to present their arguments at the oral hearing we will decide whether or not to impose a daily fine.
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We think he will be a truly independent adviser.
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We'll have to look at the deal and reply afterwards.
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We are of the opinion that Microsoft is not in compliance. We are still expecting a reply to our statement of objections.
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We are taking a close interest in the situation. There has been informal contact with the Polish authorities in the past few months.
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We are going to follow the situation very attentively.
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Experience clearly shows that where there is more competition on a market, prices fall.
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There is also the possibility that we won't have all the necessary technical information so that competitors will be able to make a product that is compatible with Vista.
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We will take into account what was said at the hearing and the documents submitted before we make a decision. It will take several weeks.
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We will examine the complaints carefully to see if there has been any violation of EU competition rules.
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We would have preferred obviously that Microsoft complied quickly as they indicated this time last year that they would. I would like to stress that we expect of course Microsoft to comply with the March 2004 decision and not with their own interpretation of the March 2004 decision.