# C_2005111EN.01001701.xml

| 11.5.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 111/17 |
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11.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3754 — Strabag/Dywidag)

(2005/C 111/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 29 April 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 Austrian undertaking Bauholding Strabag SE (‘Strabag’), controlled by Dr. Hans Peter Haselsteiner, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Dywidag Holding GmbH (‘Dywidag Holding’, Germany), Dywidag International GmbH (‘DIG’, Germany), Dyckerhoff & Widmann Ges.m.b.H. (‘Dyckerhoff & Widmann’, Austria) and RIB GmbH (‘RIB’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 29 April 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 Austrian undertaking Bauholding Strabag SE (‘Strabag’), controlled by Dr. Hans Peter Haselsteiner, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Dywidag Holding GmbH (‘Dywidag Holding’, Germany), Dywidag International GmbH (‘DIG’, Germany), Dyckerhoff & Widmann Ges.m.b.H. (‘Dyckerhoff & Widmann’, Austria) and RIB GmbH (‘RIB’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for undertaking Strabag: construction activities of all kind, construction related services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking Strabag: construction activities of all kind, construction related services,

| — | for undertaking Dywidag Holding: building construction, civil engineering and road construction, |
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for undertaking Dywidag Holding: building construction, civil engineering and road construction,

| — | for undertaking DIG: building construction and civil engineering, |
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for undertaking DIG: building construction and civil engineering,

| — | for undertaking Dyckerhoff & Widmann: building construction and civil engineering, |
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for undertaking Dyckerhoff & Widmann: building construction and civil engineering,

| — | for undertaking RIB: civil engineering. |
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for undertaking RIB: civil engineering.

| 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. |
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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.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. |
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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.3754 — Strabag/Dywidag, to the following address:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition, |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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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