# C_2009014EN.01000801.xml

| 21.1.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 14/8 |
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21.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 14/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5411 — Johnson & Johnson Consumer France/Vania — Laboratoires Polivé)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 14/11)

| 1. | On 14 January 2009, 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 Johnson & Johnson Consumer France SAS (‘Johnson & Johnson Consumer France’, France) controlled by the Johnson & Johnson group (USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Vania Expansion SNC (‘Vania’, France) and Laboratoires Polivé SNC (‘Polivé’, France) as well as the activities of Georgia Pacific France SAS (‘GP’, France) in Belgium and Luxembourg by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 14 January 2009, 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 Johnson & Johnson Consumer France SAS (‘Johnson & Johnson Consumer France’, France) controlled by the Johnson & Johnson group (USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Vania Expansion SNC (‘Vania’, France) and Laboratoires Polivé SNC (‘Polivé’, France) as well as the activities of Georgia Pacific France SAS (‘GP’, France) in Belgium and Luxembourg by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Johnson & Johnson Consumer France: production and sale of cosmetic and hygiene products in France, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Johnson & Johnson Consumer France: production and sale of cosmetic and hygiene products in France,

| — | for Vania: sale of feminine protection products and cosmetic products in France, |
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for Vania: sale of feminine protection products and cosmetic products in France,

| — | for Polivé: sale of feminine protection products, cosmetic products, wound care products and baby care products in France, |
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for Polivé: sale of feminine protection products, cosmetic products, wound care products and baby care products in France,

| — | for the activities of GP in Belgium and Luxembourg: sale of feminine protection products. |
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for the activities of GP in Belgium and Luxembourg: sale of feminine protection products.

| 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.5411 — Johnson & Johnson Consumer France/Vania — Laboratoires Polivé, 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5411 — Johnson & Johnson Consumer France/Vania — Laboratoires Polivé, 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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