# C_2005075EN.01000201.xml

| 24.3.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 75/2 |
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24.3.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 75/2

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3733 — DOW/DDE)

(2005/C 75/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 18 March 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking The Dow Chemical Company (‘DOW’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of parts of the undertaking DuPont Dow Elastomers (‘DDE’, USA), currently jointly controlled by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and DOW, by way of purchase of assets. |
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On 18 March 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking The Dow Chemical Company (‘DOW’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of parts of the undertaking DuPont Dow Elastomers (‘DDE’, USA), currently jointly controlled by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and DOW, by way of purchase of assets.

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






  — | for DOW: plastics and chemicals, agricultural sciences, hydrocarbon and energy products and services; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for DOW: plastics and chemicals, agricultural sciences, hydrocarbon and energy products and services;

| — | for DDE: global supplier of specialty elastomers. |
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for DDE: global supplier of specialty elastomers.

| 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.
  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. 3733 — DOW/DDE, 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. 3733 — DOW/DDE, 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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