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| 20.5.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 119/8 |
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20.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 119/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3837 — Thiel Logistik/Mondi/Proxar)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 119/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 11 May 2005, 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 Thiel Logistik AG (‘Thiel Logistik’, Luxembourg), controlled by Mr Stefan Quandt, and Mondi Business Paper SCP a.s. (‘Mondi’, Slowakia), controlled by Anglo American plc. (‘Anglo American’, UK), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Proxar Slovakia Internationale Spedition a.s. (‘Proxar’, Slovakia) by way of purchase of shares. Proxar is currently solely controlled by Mondi. |
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On 11 May 2005, 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 Thiel Logistik AG (‘Thiel Logistik’, Luxembourg), controlled by Mr Stefan Quandt, and Mondi Business Paper SCP a.s. (‘Mondi’, Slowakia), controlled by Anglo American plc. (‘Anglo American’, UK), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Proxar Slovakia Internationale Spedition a.s. (‘Proxar’, Slovakia) by way of purchase of shares. Proxar is currently solely controlled by Mondi.

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






  — | for Thiel Logistik: transport and logistic services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Thiel Logistik: transport and logistic services,

| — | for Mondi: production of paper, |
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for Mondi: production of paper,

| — | for Anglo American: production or extraction of materials such as gold, diamonds, metals, coal, paper, minerals and wood, |
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for Anglo American: production or extraction of materials such as gold, diamonds, metals, coal, paper, minerals and wood,

| — | for Proxar: transport and logistic services. |
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for Proxar: transport and logistic 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. |
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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.

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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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3837 — Thiel Logistik/Mondi/Proxar, 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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3837 — Thiel Logistik/Mondi/Proxar, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition,

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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

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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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