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Diario Oficial De La Unión Europea 8.10.2003 L 255/33 8.10.2003 ES Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea L 255/33 DECISIÓN DE LA COMISIÓN de 30 de octubre de 2002 relativa a un procedimiento con arreglo al artículo 81 del Tratado CE y al artículo 53 del Acuerdo sobre el EEE (COMP/35.587 PO Video Games, COMP/35.706 PO Nintendo Distribution y COMP/36.321 Omega — Nintendo) [notificada con el numero C(2002) 4072] (Los textos en lenguas inglesa, portuguesa, griega, alemana, italiana y sueca son los únicos auténticos) (Texto pertinente a efectos del EEE) (2003/675/CE) LA COMISIÓN DE LAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEAS, hechos se mencionarán los autores de la infracción. En la sección correspondiente a la evaluación jurídica se Visto el Tratado constitutivo de la Comunidad Europea, hará referencia a los destinatarios finales de la presente Decisión. Visto el Acuerdo sobre el Espacio Económico Europeo, Visto el Reglamento no 17 del Consejo de 6 de febrero de 1962, primer Reglamento de aplicación de los artículos 85 y 1.1.1. Grupo de empresas Nintendo 86 del Tratado (1) cuya última modificación la constituye el Reglamento (CE) no 1/2003 (2), y, en particular, su artículo 3 y el apartado 2 de su artículo 15, (2) La sociedad matriz del grupo de empresas Nintendo es Nintendo Corporation Ltd («NCL»), empresa que cotiza Vista la denuncia presentada por Omega Electro BV el 28 de en bolsa y tiene su sede en Kioto, Japón. La actividad noviembre de 1996, referente a una presunta infracción de los empresarial de Nintendo en el EEE la realizan las filiales artículos 81 y 82 del Tratado cometida por Nintendo Nether- siguientes, propiedad de Nintendo al cien por cien (5): lands BV y Nintendo UK Ltd, y en la que se solicitaba a la Comisión que pusiese fin a la infracción e impusiese una multa, — Nintendo of Europe GmbH («NOE»). NOE es la Vista la Decisión de la Comisión de 25 de abril de 2000 de principal filial de Nintendo en el EEE. Coordinaba incoar el procedimiento en el presente asunto, ciertas prácticas empresariales de Nintendo en Europa y fue el distribuidor exclusivo de Nintendo en Alemania, al menos desde enero de 1991 (6) hasta Habiendo dado a las partes interesadas la oportunidad de el 31 de diciembre de 1997, presentar sus réplicas al pliego de cargos de la Comisión, de conformidad con el apartado 1 del artículo 19 del Reglamento o o n 17 y con el Reglamento (CE) n 2842/98 de la Comisión, — de 22 de diciembre de 1998, relativo a las audiencias en Nintendo of America Inc («NOA»), la cual, aunque determinados procedimientos en aplicación de los artículos 85 no distribuía por si misma los productos de y 86 del Tratado CE (3), Nintendo en el EEE, fue también responsable de la coordinación de ciertas prácticas empresariales de Nintendo en Europa durante el período pertinente a Visto el informe final del Consejero Auditor en el presente efectos de la presente Decisión, asunto (4), Previa consulta al Comité consultivo de prácticas restrictivas y — posiciones dominantes, Nintendo Netherlands BV («NN»), que fue el distri- buidor exclusivo en los Países Bajos al menos desde el 1 de enero de 1993 (7) hasta el 31 de diciembre Considerando lo siguiente: de 1997. En la actualidad, esta empresa se denomina Nintendo Benelux BV, 1. HECHOS — Nintendo France SARL («NF»). Fue el distribuidor 1.1. Partes intervinientes en el procedimiento exclusivo para Francia al menos desde el 31 de diciembre de 1992 (8) hasta el 31 de diciembre de (1) En la presente Decisión se hará referencia a las Partes de 1997, la manera siguiente: en la sección correspondiente a los (5) Véase la columna 1(b), páginas 132 a 136 del expediente de la (1) DO 13 de 21.2.1962, p. 204/62. Comisión. (2) DO L 1 de 4.1.2003, p. 1. (6) Página 415. (3) DO L 354 de 30.12.1998, p. 18. (7) Página 2667. (4) DO C 241 de 8.10.2003. (8) Página 2216. L 255/34 ES Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea 8.10.2003 — Nintendo España SA («NE»). Fue distribuidor exclu- ésta (15). Así pues, Itochu Hellas EPE es, en último sivo en España al menos desde el 1 de enero de término, filial al cien por cien de Itochu Corporation 1994 ( 9) hasta el 31 de diciembre de 1997, (en lo sucesivo, «Itochu»). Itochu Corporation tiene su sede en Tokio, Japón. — Nintendo Belgium SPRL («NB») fue el distribuidor exclusivo para Bélgica y Luxemburgo al menos desde (10) Nortec AE (en lo sucesivo, «Nortec») fue distribuidor el 1 de enero de 1994 hasta abril de 1997 (10), exclusivo de Nintendo para Grecia después de Itochu, al menos desde el 4 de abril de 1997 hasta el 31 de 16 — Nintendo UK Ltd («NUK») fue el distribuidor exclu- diciembre de 1997 ( ). sivo en el Reino Unido e Irlanda al menos desde marzo de 1993 hasta el 4 de agosto de 1995 (11). (11) CD-Contact Data GmbH fue el distribuidor exclusivo de Nintendo para Bélgica y Luxemburgo al menos desde abril de 1997 hasta el 31 de diciembre de 1997. Para (3) El término «Nintendo» puede referirse a cualquiera de las ello fundó una filial al cien por cien, Contact Data empresas del grupo Nintendo o a todas ellas. Belgium NV (en lo sucesivo, «Contact»), para distribuir los productos en este territorio (17). 1.1.2. Los distribuidores independientes de Nintendo (12) El 29 de septiembre de 1998, Activision Inc, empresa constituida con arreglo al derecho del Estado de Dela- ware (EE UU), adquirió el control de CD-Contact Data (4) En otras zonas, Nintendo había designado distribuidores GmbH al comprar todas sus acciones. exclusivos independientes. (13) Posteriormente, el 9 de junio de 1999, CD-Contact Data (5) THE Games Ltd, una división comercial de John Menzies GmbH fundó una filial al cien por cien, CD-Contact Distribution Limited, que es una filial al cien por cien de Data BV, con sede en los Pasíses Bajos. Todas las John Menzies plc, fue nombrada en agosto de 1995 acciones en Contact Data Belgium NV que eran antes distribuidor exclusivo independiente para el Reino Unido propiedad de CD-Contact Data GmbH se transfirieron e Irlanda después de que NUK dejara de desempeñar en ese momento a esta nueva empresa. CD-Contact esta función (denominadas conjuntamente en lo suce- Data GmbH continúa existiendo como holding de sivo, «THE»). THE fue distribuidor exclusivo de Nintendo empresas (18). en este territorio al menos hasta el 31 de diciembre de 1997. 1.1.3. Omega (6) Chaves Feist & Cia LDA, llamada posteriormente Concentra LDA, y, desde septiembre de 2001, Concentra (14) Omega Electro BV (en lo sucesivo, «Omega») es una — Produtos para crianças SA (en lo sucesivo, empresa establecida en los Países Bajos que importa y «Concentra»), fue el distribuidor exclusivo de Nintendo vende juegos electrónicos. El 26 de noviembre de 1996 para Portugal al menos desde el 14 de mayo de 1991 presentó una denuncia a tenor de la letra b) del 12 hasta el 31 de diciembre de 1997 ( ). apartado 2 del artículo 3 del Reglamento no 17 que se refería fundamentalmente a la distribución de cartuchos y consolas de Nintendo y formulaba una variedad de (7) Linea GIG Spa (en lo sucesivo, «Linea») fue el distri- alegaciones, entre otras cosas, que Nintendo obstaculi- buidor exclusivo de Nintendo para Italia, al menos desde zaba el comercio paralelo y aplicaba una política de el 1 de octubre de 1992 (13) hasta el 31 de diciembre de imposición de precios de reventa en los Países Bajos. 1997. (8) Bergsala AB (en lo sucesivo, «Bergsala»), fue distribuidor 1.2. Mercados de productos de referencia exclusivo de Nintendo para Suecia desde 1981, y desde 1986 también para Dinamarca, Noruega, Finlandia e (15) El presente asunto se refiere a las consolas de juego y Islandia (14). los videojuegos o cartuchos de juego, que permiten a los usuarios practicar juegos visualizados en una (9) Itochu Hellas EPE (denominada Itochu Hellas EPE a pantalla. menudo en la correspondencia) actuó en Grecia como distribuidor exclusivo de Nintendo al menos desde el (15) Respuesta de Itochu al pliego de cargos, apartado 10. Véase 14 de mayo de 1991 hasta febrero de 1997. Todas las también el escrito de Itochu de 26 de noviembre de 2001. acciones de Itochu Hellas EPE fueron siempre propiedad (16) Páginas 2595, 1622-1624. de Itochu Corporation o de filiales al cien por cien de (17) Páginas 138-153. CD-Contact GmbH es propiedad al 100 % de Contact Vermögensverwaltung GmbH. Los propietarios y el Consejo de administración de ésta y de Contact Belgium NV eran (9) Página 136. los mismos. Contact Data Belgium fue creada por CD-Contact Data (10) Página 132. GmbH el 27 de marzo de 1997 (páginas 2531-2535 y 2618). El (11) Páginas 426, 313 y 279A. hecho de que Contact Data Belgium BV era filial al 100 % de CD- (12) Página 244, carta de Concentra de 17 de septiembre de 2002. Contact Data GmbH se deduce también del escrito de Contact de (13) Página 200. 19 de noviembre de 2001. (14) Véase la respuesta de Bergsala al pliego de cargos. (18) Escrito de Contact de 19 de noviembre de 2001. 8.10.2003 ES Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea L 255/35 (16) En la correspondencia entre las Partes se suele usar el término hardware como sinónimo de «consola de Nintendo Sega Sony juego». En la presente Decisión se usará el término «consola de juego» o simplemente «consola» salvo en Consola de 32 bits Ninguna Sega Sony Play- las citas literales.
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