# C_2005295EN.01001901.xml

| 26.11.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 295/19 |
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26.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 295/19

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4041 — Basell/Société du Craqueur de l'Aubette)

(2005/C 295/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 18 November 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Basell Holdings B.V. (‘Basell’, the Netherlands), belonging to the group Access Industries (‘Access’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Société du Craqueur de l'Aubette S.N.C (‘SCA’, France) and a butadiene production plant (‘Butadiene plant’, France) and related assets from the group Shell (‘Shell’, the Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares and assets. |
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On 18 November 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Basell Holdings B.V. (‘Basell’, the Netherlands), belonging to the group Access Industries (‘Access’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Société du Craqueur de l'Aubette S.N.C (‘SCA’, France) and a butadiene production plant (‘Butadiene plant’, France) and related assets from the group Shell (‘Shell’, the Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares and assets.

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






  — | for Basell: Manufacture and sale of polyolefins and related products; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Basell: Manufacture and sale of polyolefins and related products;

| — | for Access: Group of companies principally active in the oil, coal, aluminium, power and telecommunications sector; |
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for Access: Group of companies principally active in the oil, coal, aluminium, power and telecommunications sector;

| — | for SCA: Manufacture and sale of ethylene and propylene; |
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for SCA: Manufacture and sale of ethylene and propylene;

| — | for the Butadiene plant: Manufacture and sale of butadiene. |
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for the Butadiene plant: Manufacture and sale of butadiene.

| 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.4041 — Basell/Société du Craqueur de l'Aubette, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Competition DG |
| Merger Registry |
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| BE-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.4041 — Basell/Société du Craqueur de l'Aubette, to the following address:

European Commission

Competition DG

Merger Registry

J-70

BE-1049 Brussels

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

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