# C_2005153EN.01000201.xml

| 24.6.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 153/2 |
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24.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 153/2

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3822 — Stora Enso/Schneidersöhne Papier)

(2005/C 153/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 17 June 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 Stora Enso Oyi (‘Stora Enso’, Finland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of G Schneider & Söhne Gmbh & Co KG (‘Schneider’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 17 June 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 Stora Enso Oyi (‘Stora Enso’, Finland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of G Schneider & Söhne Gmbh & Co KG (‘Schneider’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Stora Enso: production and sale of forest industry products, in particular paper; board, pulp and sawn timber. It is also active in paper merchanting; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Stora Enso: production and sale of forest industry products, in particular paper; board, pulp and sawn timber. It is also active in paper merchanting;

| — | for Schneider: paper merchant. |
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for Schneider: paper merchant.

| 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.3822 — Stora Enso/Schneidersöhne Papier 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.3822 — Stora Enso/Schneidersöhne Papier 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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