# C_2011328EN.01000801.xml

| 11.11.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 328/8 |
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11.11.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 328/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6382 — Unipapel/Spicers)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 328/05

| 1. | On 28 October 2011, 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 the undertaking Unipapel SA (‘Unipapel’, Spain) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Spicers business in Continental Europe (Spicers CE), ultimately controlled by DS Smith PLC (‘DS Smith’, the United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 28 October 2011, 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 the undertaking Unipapel SA (‘Unipapel’, Spain) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Spicers business in Continental Europe (Spicers CE), ultimately controlled by DS Smith PLC (‘DS Smith’, the United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Unipapel: active in the manufacture and traditional wholesale of office supplies including all consumables and durables required in an office. It is also active in the wholesale distribution of IT products (mainly, printing consumables), |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Unipapel: active in the manufacture and traditional wholesale of office supplies including all consumables and durables required in an office. It is also active in the wholesale distribution of IT products (mainly, printing consumables),

| — | for Spicers CE: operate in the traditional wholesale of office supplies. |
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for Spicers CE: operate in the traditional wholesale of office supplies.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. 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 the EC Merger Regulation. 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 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6382 — Unipapel/Spicers, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6382 — Unipapel/Spicers, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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