# C_2015257EN.01001301.xml

| 6.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 257/13 |
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6.8.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 257/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7566 — Mondi/Walki Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 257/11)

| 1. | On 29 July 2015, 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 Mondi PLC (‘Mondi’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of Walki Group Oy (‘Target’, Finland) by way of purchase of shares and assets. |
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On 29 July 2015, 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 Mondi PLC (‘Mondi’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of Walki Group Oy (‘Target’, Finland) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

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






  — | Mondi is a vertically integrated packaging and paper company, which also manufactures extrusion coating products. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:

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Mondi is a vertically integrated packaging and paper company, which also manufactures extrusion coating products.

| — | The Target comprises Walki's extrusion coating operations at its plants in Pietarsaari, Finland and Wroclaw, Poland. |
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The Target comprises Walki's extrusion coating operations at its plants in Pietarsaari, Finland and Wroclaw, Poland.

| 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. |
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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.

| 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.7566 — Mondi/Walki Assets, 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.7566 — Mondi/Walki Assets, 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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