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| 22.5.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 112/18 |
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22.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/18

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4550 — Dow Chemical/Wolff Walsrode)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 112/10)

| 1. | On 11 May 2007 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (‘Dow’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the Wolff Walsrode business group (‘Wolff’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares and of assets. The Wolff Walsrode Business Group (Wolff) comprises (i) Wolff Walsrode AG and subsidiaries, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer Chemicals AG, (ii) Wolff Cellulosics LLC, a Delaware company which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer Material Science LLC and (iii) the Walsroder Casings business' production facility located in Swidnica, Poland, owned by Bayer Sp.z.o.o. Bayer Chemicals AG, Bayer Material Science LLC and Bayer Sp.z.o.o. are each wholly owned subsidiaries of Bayer AG, Germany. |
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On 11 May 2007 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (‘Dow’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the Wolff Walsrode business group (‘Wolff’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares and of assets. The Wolff Walsrode Business Group (Wolff) comprises (i) Wolff Walsrode AG and subsidiaries, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer Chemicals AG, (ii) Wolff Cellulosics LLC, a Delaware company which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer Material Science LLC and (iii) the Walsroder Casings business' production facility located in Swidnica, Poland, owned by Bayer Sp.z.o.o. Bayer Chemicals AG, Bayer Material Science LLC and Bayer Sp.z.o.o. are each wholly owned subsidiaries of Bayer AG, Germany.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Dow: plastics and chemicals, agricultural sciences and hydrocarbon and energy products and services; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Dow: plastics and chemicals, agricultural sciences and hydrocarbon and energy products and services;

| — | Wolff: cellulosics, fibrous and plastic casings. |
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Wolff: cellulosics, fibrous and plastic casings.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4550 — Dow Chemical/Wolff Walsrode to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4550 — Dow Chemical/Wolff Walsrode to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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