In line with its previous decision Boskalis/HBG last year the proposed merger of the two leading Dutch dredging companies which was cleared by the Commission but then abandoned by the Parties (see IP/00/710 of 5 July 2000) - the markets considered by the Commission were the market for large dredging projects, which has an international or at least EEA-wide scope, and the Dutch market for small dredging projects, which has a national scope.
Comme dans sa décision Boskalis/HBG rendue l'année dernière - concernant l'opération de concentration envisagée entre les deux premières entreprises néerlandaises de dragage, autorisée par la Commission, mais abandonnée ensuite par les parties (voir IP/00/710 du 5 juillet 2000) -, la Commission a examiné le marché des grands projets de dragage, qui est de taille internationale, ou englobe au moins l'EEE, et le marché néerlandais des petits projets de dragage, de dimension nationale.
