# C_2015156EN.01000801.xml

| 12.5.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 156/8 |
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12.5.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 156/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7484 — Plastipak/APPE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 156/05)

| 1. | On 4 May 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Plastipak Holdings, Inc. (‘Plastipak’, USA), ultimately controlled by the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (USA) and Mr William C. Young (USA), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of APPE by way of purchase of shares and assets. |
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On 4 May 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Plastipak Holdings, Inc. (‘Plastipak’, USA), ultimately controlled by the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (USA) and Mr William C. Young (USA), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of APPE by way of purchase of shares and assets.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Plastipak: manufacturing of plastic resins, preforms and plastic packaging containers and recycling operations for the production of post-consumer recycled plastic raw materials,
  —   for APPE: manufacturing of plastic preforms and packaging containers and recycling operations for the production of post-consumer recycled raw materials. APPE includes the following business units: APPE Iberia, S.A.U. (Spain), APPE France, S.A.S. (France), APPE UK Limited (UK), APPE Deutschland GmbH (Germany) and APPE Benelux, N.V. (Belgium), together with the related companies APPE Polska, Sp.z.o.o. (Poland) and APPE Nordic AB (Sweden), a controlling interest in APPE-CCE Recyclage, S.A.S (France) and APPE Maroc (Morocco) and APPE Turkpack Plastik Ambalaj Malzemeleri San A.S. (Turkey). |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Plastipak: manufacturing of plastic resins, preforms and plastic packaging containers and recycling operations for the production of post-consumer recycled plastic raw materials,

for Plastipak

—   for APPE: manufacturing of plastic preforms and packaging containers and recycling operations for the production of post-consumer recycled raw materials. APPE includes the following business units: APPE Iberia, S.A.U. (Spain), APPE France, S.A.S. (France), APPE UK Limited (UK), APPE Deutschland GmbH (Germany) and APPE Benelux, N.V. (Belgium), together with the related companies APPE Polska, Sp.z.o.o. (Poland) and APPE Nordic AB (Sweden), a controlling interest in APPE-CCE Recyclage, S.A.S (France) and APPE Maroc (Morocco) and APPE Turkpack Plastik Ambalaj Malzemeleri San A.S. (Turkey).

for APPE

| 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.7484 — Plastipak/APPE, 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.7484 — Plastipak/APPE, 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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