# C_2012023EN.01003501.xml

| 28.1.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 23/35 |
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28.1.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 23/35

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6445 — Eurochem/BASF Antwerp Assets)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 23/11

| 1. | On 20 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 undertaking Eurochem International Holding BV (‘Eurochem BV’, The Netherlands), controlled by Eurochem Group SE (‘Eurochem SE’, Cyprus), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of certain fertiliser assets currently controlled by BASF Antwerpen NV (‘BASF Antwerp Assets’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 20 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 undertaking Eurochem International Holding BV (‘Eurochem BV’, The Netherlands), controlled by Eurochem Group SE (‘Eurochem SE’, Cyprus), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of certain fertiliser assets currently controlled by BASF Antwerpen NV (‘BASF Antwerp Assets’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Eurochem SE: mining of minerals for fertilisers and the manufacture and sale of fertilisers, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Eurochem SE: mining of minerals for fertilisers and the manufacture and sale of fertilisers,

| — | for BASF Antwerp Assets: manufacture of mineral field fertilisers. |
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for BASF Antwerp Assets: manufacture of mineral field fertilisers.

| 3. | 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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| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6445 — Eurochem/BASF Antwerp Assets, 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.6445 — Eurochem/BASF Antwerp Assets, 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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