# C_2014178EN.01003501.xml

| 12.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 178/35 |
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12.6.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 178/35

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7188 — Remondis Nederland/SITA Recycling Services/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 178/09

| 1. | On 4 June 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Remondis Nederland B.V. (the Netherlands), owned by Remondis AG & Co (‘Remondis Group’, Germany) and ultimately controlled by Rethmann AG & Co. KG (Germany), and SITA Recycling Services B.V., (‘SITA’, the Netherlands), ultimately controlled by Suez Environnement Company SA (France), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over a newly created joint venture (‘NewCo’, the Netherlands). |
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On 4 June 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Remondis Nederland B.V. (the Netherlands), owned by Remondis AG & Co (‘Remondis Group’, Germany) and ultimately controlled by Rethmann AG & Co. KG (Germany), and SITA Recycling Services B.V., (‘SITA’, the Netherlands), ultimately controlled by Suez Environnement Company SA (France), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over a newly created joint venture (‘NewCo’, the Netherlands).

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Remondis Group: an international water and environmental service company active, among others, in collection, sorting and recycling of plastic waste,
  —   for SITA: active in the Netherlands within the fields of collection, transport and processing of industrial waste, special waste, household waste as well as sewer maintenance and soil sanitation,
  —   for NewCo: will be active in the sorting of Dutch household plastic waste. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Remondis Group: an international water and environmental service company active, among others, in collection, sorting and recycling of plastic waste,

for Remondis Group

—   for SITA: active in the Netherlands within the fields of collection, transport and processing of industrial waste, special waste, household waste as well as sewer maintenance and soil sanitation,

for SITA

—   for NewCo: will be active in the sorting of Dutch household plastic waste.

for NewCo

| 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 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.7188 — Remondis Nederland/SITA Recycling Services/JV 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.7188 — Remondis Nederland/SITA Recycling Services/JV 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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