# C_2014291EN.01000701.xml

| 30.8.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 291/7 |
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30.8.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 291/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7341 — MVD/Postcon/ADVO inter alia)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 291/04

| 1. | On 25 August 2014, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Postcon Deutschland B.V. & Co GmbH (‘Postcon’, Germany), controlled by PostNL N.V. (Netherlands), and Märkische Verlags- und Druckgesellschaft mbH Potsdam (‘MVD’, Germany), controlled by the publisher Madsack GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the joint venture ADVO-Sansula GmbH (‘ADVO’, Germany), controlled by Postcon and Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 25 August 2014, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Postcon Deutschland B.V. & Co GmbH (‘Postcon’, Germany), controlled by PostNL N.V. (Netherlands), and Märkische Verlags- und Druckgesellschaft mbH Potsdam (‘MVD’, Germany), controlled by the publisher Madsack GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the joint venture ADVO-Sansula GmbH (‘ADVO’, Germany), controlled by Postcon and Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | Postcon is a group company that offers postal services almost exclusively to business customers in Germany; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Postcon is a group company that offers postal services almost exclusively to business customers in Germany;

| — | MVD publishes printed and digital information. Through its subsidiary MAZMAIL GmbH, MVD also offers mail delivery services; |
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MVD publishes printed and digital information. Through its subsidiary MAZMAIL GmbH, MVD also offers mail delivery services;

| — | ADVO is a holding company that is active in regional mail delivery through its operating subsidiaries. |
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ADVO is a holding company that is active in regional mail delivery through its operating subsidiaries.

| 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 to it their observations on the proposed operation.
  Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference number M.7341 — MVD/Postcon/ADVO, inter alia, by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail (COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu) or by post to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit to it their observations on the proposed operation.

Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference number M.7341 — MVD/Postcon/ADVO, inter alia, by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail (COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu) or by post to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

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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