# C_2016049EN.01000701.xml

| 9.2.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 49/7 |
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9.2.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 49/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7898 — Arauco/Sonae Indústria/Tafisa)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 49/09)

| 1. | On 2 February 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A. (‘Arauco’, Chile) and Sonae Indústria SGPS SA (‘Sonae Indústria’, Portugal) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Tableros de Fibras S.A. (‘Tafisa’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 2 February 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A. (‘Arauco’, Chile) and Sonae Indústria SGPS SA (‘Sonae Indústria’, Portugal) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Tableros de Fibras S.A. (‘Tafisa’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Arauco: production and management of forest resources including wood pulp, sawn timber and wood-based boards, and production of energy,
  —   for Sonae Indústria: manufacture and sale of wood-based boards, other wood-based products, and chemicals,
  —   for Tafisa: production of wood-based boards, including particleboards, MDF/HDF and OSB, and other wood-based products. Tafisa is currently solely controlled by Sonae Indústria. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Arauco: production and management of forest resources including wood pulp, sawn timber and wood-based boards, and production of energy,

for Arauco

—   for Sonae Indústria: manufacture and sale of wood-based boards, other wood-based products, and chemicals,

for Sonae Indústria

—   for Tafisa: production of wood-based boards, including particleboards, MDF/HDF and OSB, and other wood-based products. Tafisa is currently solely controlled by Sonae Indústria.

for Tafisa

| 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 this 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 this 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 M.7898 — Arauco/Sonae Indústria/Tafisa, to the following address:





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

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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 M.7898 — Arauco/Sonae Indústria/Tafisa, 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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