# C_2012052EN.01001601.xml

| 22.2.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 52/16 |
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22.2.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/16

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Re-notification of a previously notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6500 — Ravago/Barentz Europe/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 52/09

| 1. | On 19 January 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Barentz Europe (‘Barentz’, the Netherlands) and Ravago SA (‘Ravago’, Luxembourg) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Barentz Ravago Chemical Specialist SA (‘the JV’, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 19 January 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Barentz Europe (‘Barentz’, the Netherlands) and Ravago SA (‘Ravago’, Luxembourg) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Barentz Ravago Chemical Specialist SA (‘the JV’, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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| 2. | This notification was declared incomplete on 26 January 2012. The undertakings concerned have now provided the further information required. The notification became complete within the meaning of Article 10(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on 15 February 2012. |
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This notification was declared incomplete on 26 January 2012. The undertakings concerned have now provided the further information required. The notification became complete within the meaning of Article 10(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on 15 February 2012.

| 3. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Barentz: distribution of ingredients and additives for the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics, chemical and animal nutrition industries, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Barentz: distribution of ingredients and additives for the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics, chemical and animal nutrition industries,

| — | for Ravago: distribution, resale, compounding and recycling services for plastic and elastomeric raw materials, |
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for Ravago: distribution, resale, compounding and recycling services for plastic and elastomeric raw materials,

| — | for the JV: chemical distribution. |
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for the JV: chemical distribution.

| 4. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

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| 5. | 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6500 — Ravago/Barentz Europe/JV, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6500 — Ravago/Barentz Europe/JV, 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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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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