# C_2015298EN.01000301.xml

| 10.9.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 298/3 |
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10.9.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 298/3

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7532 — Interseroh/ALSO Deutschland/ALSO bringback)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 298/03)

| 1. | On 31 August 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 undertakings Interseroh Dienstleistungs GmbH (‘Interseroh’, Germany), belonging to the ALBA Group (‘ALBA’, Germany), and Impaso Online Service GmbH (‘Impaso’, Germany), belonging to the ALSO Holding AG (‘ALSO’, Switzerland), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ALSO bringback GmbH (‘ALSO bringback’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. ALSO bringback is currently under the sole control of Impaso. |
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On 31 August 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 undertakings Interseroh Dienstleistungs GmbH (‘Interseroh’, Germany), belonging to the ALBA Group (‘ALBA’, Germany), and Impaso Online Service GmbH (‘Impaso’, Germany), belonging to the ALSO Holding AG (‘ALSO’, Switzerland), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ALSO bringback GmbH (‘ALSO bringback’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. ALSO bringback is currently under the sole control of Impaso.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for ALBA Group (Interseroh): provision of recycling and environmental services and supply of raw materials,
  —   for ALSO (Impaso): wholesale for products, solutions and services in IT, telecommunications and consumer electronics in Europe,
  —   for ALSO bringback: the JV shall be active in trading with used information and communication equipment, consumer electronics and other electronic equipment. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for ALBA Group (Interseroh): provision of recycling and environmental services and supply of raw materials,

for ALBA Group (Interseroh)

—   for ALSO (Impaso): wholesale for products, solutions and services in IT, telecommunications and consumer electronics in Europe,

for ALSO (Impaso)

—   for ALSO bringback: the JV shall be active in trading with used information and communication equipment, consumer electronics and other electronic equipment.

for ALSO bringback

| 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 number M.7532 — Interseroh/ALSO Deutschland/ALSO bringback, 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 number M.7532 — Interseroh/ALSO Deutschland/ALSO bringback, 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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