English to Russian Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general) Horizontal mergers

Even in the areas where dominance would not be clearly established a four-to-three cement merger may also create a significant impediment to competition (i.e., with between 40% and 50% market shares) – Even in the areas where the Commission would not establish dominance, four-to-three mergers are frequently considered by the Commission as problematic transactions.

The Commission has also required remedies in the HeidelbergCement / Italcementi case (i.e., plant divestments in Belgium) which was a four-to-three transaction in certain catchment areas and a five-to-four transaction in several other catchment areas (see table below).