# C_2004111EN.01000301.xml

| 30.4.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 111/3 |
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30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/3

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No. COMP/M.3415 - CRH/SEMAPA/SECIL JV)

(2004/C 111/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 26 April 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2), by which the undertaking CRH plc. (‘CRH’, Ireland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A. (‘Secil’, Portugal), previously under the sole control of SEMAPA, Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao, SGPS S.A. (‘SEMAPA’, Portugal), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 26 April 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2), by which the undertaking CRH plc. (‘CRH’, Ireland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento, S.A. (‘Secil’, Portugal), previously under the sole control of SEMAPA, Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao, SGPS S.A. (‘SEMAPA’, Portugal), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | CRH: production and distribution of building materials |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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CRH: production and distribution of building materials

| — | SEMAPA: holding with activities in particular in the construction industry |
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SEMAPA: holding with activities in particular in the construction industry

| — | Secil: production of cement and other building materials |
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Secil: production of cement and other building materials

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89.

| 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 (fax no. (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference COMP/M.3415 - CRH/SEMAPA/SECIL JV 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 (fax no. (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference COMP/M.3415 - CRH/SEMAPA/SECIL JV to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition,

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 395, 30.12.1989 p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.

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(2)  OJ L 180, 9. 7. 1997, p. 1; corrigendum OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.

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