# C_2014187EN.01000601.xml

| 19.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 187/6 |
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19.6.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 187/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7140 — Sistema/Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 187/06

| 1. | On 11 June 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration according to Article 4 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the equity investment group Sistema JSF Corporation (‘Sistema’, Russia), which is ultimately controlled by Mr Vladimir Evtushenkov, intends to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertakings JSC Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill (‘SPPM’, Russia) and Limited Liability Company Derevoobrabotka-Proekt (‘DoP’, Russia). |
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On 11 June 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration according to Article 4 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the equity investment group Sistema JSF Corporation (‘Sistema’, Russia), which is ultimately controlled by Mr Vladimir Evtushenkov, intends to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertakings JSC Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill (‘SPPM’, Russia) and Limited Liability Company Derevoobrabotka-Proekt (‘DoP’, Russia).

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Sistema: investments in various sectors of the economy, including telecommunication, oil, electric power, consumer goods, high tech and other industries,
  —   for SPPM: manufacture and sale of kraft paper and paper sacks as well as products closely linked with these principal activities such as manufacture and sale of wood pulp, cardboard, wood chemical products and certain timber products such as sawn timber, plywood and wood chips, and
  —   for DoP: timber processing and forestry production, including activities in plywood, timber and certain timber products such as wood chips and laminated beams. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Sistema: investments in various sectors of the economy, including telecommunication, oil, electric power, consumer goods, high tech and other industries,

for Sistema

—   for SPPM: manufacture and sale of kraft paper and paper sacks as well as products closely linked with these principal activities such as manufacture and sale of wood pulp, cardboard, wood chemical products and certain timber products such as sawn timber, plywood and wood chips, and

for SPPM

—   for DoP: timber processing and forestry production, including activities in plywood, timber and certain timber products such as wood chips and laminated beams.

for DoP

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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 the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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 (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7140 — Sistema/Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition, |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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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 (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7140 — Sistema/Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition,

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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