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Palace/Abbey [1993] IECA 14 (19th February, 1993)
Competition
Authority decision of 19 February 1993 relating to a notification under Section
7 of the Competition Act, 1991.
Notification
No. CA/1111/92E - Palace Video Limited/Abbey Films Limited.
Decision
No. 14
1. An
oral agreement between Palace Video Limited and Abbey Films Limited concerning
the distribution of films was notified to the Competition Authority on 30
September 1992 by Palace Video Limited. The notification requested a
certificate, or in the event of a refusal by the Authority to grant a
certificate, a licence.
2. On
17 December 1992 the notifying party's legal representatives informed the
Authority that Palace Video Limited was now in administration in the United
Kingdom and stated that they had been requested, by the administrator, to
withdraw the notification. In response to a query by the Authority the
notifying party's legal representatives stated, in January 1993, that they
wished to withdraw the notification on the grounds that Palace Video Limited,
which was no longer in administration, was due to go into liquidation shortly.
The legal representatives stated that as the notified agreement was also the
subject of another notification - no. CA/1054/92E - none of the parties to the
agreement would be prejudiced by the withdrawal of notification no.
CA/1111/92E. The legal representatives also stated that they had been
instructed by the administrator to cease working on behalf of Palace Video
Limited.
3. The
Authority has established that, by order of the High Court in the United
Kingdom, dated 13 January 1993, Palace Video Limited is now in liquidation.
The
Decision
4. The
Competition Authority has decided, on the basis that Palace Video Limited is in
liquidation and having regard to the fact that the same agreement is the
subject of notification no. CA/1054/92E, to accept withdrawal of notification
no. CA/1111/92E - Palace Video Limited/Abbey Films Limited.
For
the Competition Authority
Patrick
M Lyons
Chairman
19
February 1993
© 1993 Irish Competition Authority
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