# C_2004212EN.01000901.xml

| 24.8.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 212/9 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

24.8.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/9

---

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No. COMP/M.3541 — TPG/ESSENT RETAIL/CENDRIS BSC)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 212/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 17 August 2004, 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 Koninklijke TPG Post B.V. controlled by TPG N.V. (‘TPG Post’, The Netherlands) and Essent Retail Bedrijven B.V. belonging to the group Essent (‘Essent Retail’, The Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Cendris BSC Customer Contact B.V. (‘Cendris BSC’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
| --- | --- |

1.

On 17 August 2004, 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 Koninklijke TPG Post B.V. controlled by TPG N.V. (‘TPG Post’, The Netherlands) and Essent Retail Bedrijven B.V. belonging to the group Essent (‘Essent Retail’, The Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Cendris BSC Customer Contact B.V. (‘Cendris BSC’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

1

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






  — | for TPG Post: Dutch universal postal services operator, |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for TPG Post: Dutch universal postal services operator,

| — | for Essent Retail: supply of electricity, gas and heat (through centralised heating systems) to private customers and SMEs, |
| --- | --- |

—

for Essent Retail: supply of electricity, gas and heat (through centralised heating systems) to private customers and SMEs,

| — | for Cendris BSC: call centre services. |
| --- | --- |

—

for Cendris BSC: call centre services.

| 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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
| --- | --- |

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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

2

| 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 +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3541 — TPG/ESSENT RETAIL/CENDRIS BSC, to the following address:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| Directorate-General for Competition, |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

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 +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3541 — TPG/ESSENT RETAIL/CENDRIS BSC, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition,

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

---

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

1

(2)  Adopted by the Commission on 20 July 2004 and available on DG COMP website:

2

http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.

---