# C_2005199EN.01001701.xml

| 13.8.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 199/17 |
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13.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 199/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3796 — Omya/J.M. Huber PCC)

(2005/C 199/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 4 August 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4, and following a referral pursuant to Article 22(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertaking Omya AG (‘Omya’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the precipitated calcium carbonate business (‘J.M. Huber PCC’) of J.M. Huber Corporation (USA) by way of purchase of shares and assets. |
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On 4 August 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4, and following a referral pursuant to Article 22(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertaking Omya AG (‘Omya’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the precipitated calcium carbonate business (‘J.M. Huber PCC’) of J.M. Huber Corporation (USA) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

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






  — | for Omya: production and sale of industrial minerals, including talc, precipitated calcium carbonate (‘PCC’) and ground calcium carbonate (‘GCC’) for paper, paints, plastic, steel, iron, glass, environmental and agricultural industries and the supply of chemicals; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Omya: production and sale of industrial minerals, including talc, precipitated calcium carbonate (‘PCC’) and ground calcium carbonate (‘GCC’) for paper, paints, plastic, steel, iron, glass, environmental and agricultural industries and the supply of chemicals;

| — | for J.M. Huber PCC: production and supply of on-site filler PCC to the paper industry. |
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for J.M. Huber PCC: production and supply of on-site filler PCC to the paper industry.

| 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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3796 — Omya/J.M. Huber PCC, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3796 — Omya/J.M. Huber PCC, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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

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