# C_2010094EN.01001701.xml

| 14.4.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 94/17 |
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14.4.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 94/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5840 — Otto/Quelle Schweiz Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 94/11

| 1. | On 31 March 2010, 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 Unito Versandhandels GmbH (Unito, Austria), belonging to the Otto Group (Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of various assets of the undertaking Quelle Versand AG i.L. (in liquidation) (Switzerland) and its subsidiary Spengler Versand AG (Switzerland) (together ‘Quelle Schweiz Assets’, Switzerland). The Otto Group has recently acquired various assets (trademarks and trademark applications, a patent, domain names, copyrights and rights of use of client data) of the Primondo Group i.L. (Case COMP/M.5721 — Otto/Primondo Assets). |
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On 31 March 2010, 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 Unito Versandhandels GmbH (Unito, Austria), belonging to the Otto Group (Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of various assets of the undertaking Quelle Versand AG i.L. (in liquidation) (Switzerland) and its subsidiary Spengler Versand AG (Switzerland) (together ‘Quelle Schweiz Assets’, Switzerland). The Otto Group has recently acquired various assets (trademarks and trademark applications, a patent, domain names, copyrights and rights of use of client data) of the Primondo Group i.L. (Case COMP/M.5721 — Otto/Primondo Assets).

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in liquidation

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






  — | Otto Group: Trading and service company, which is internationally active in the retail (in particular home-shopping), financial services and services sector, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Otto Group: Trading and service company, which is internationally active in the retail (in particular home-shopping), financial services and services sector,

| — | Quelle Schweiz Assets: Trademarks and trademark applications, domain names, copyrights, product data and rights of use of client data of Quelle Versand AG i.L. and Spengler Versand AG, active in particular in the area of home-shopping in Switzerland. |
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Quelle Schweiz Assets: Trademarks and trademark applications, domain names, copyrights, product data and rights of use of client data of Quelle Versand AG i.L. and Spengler Versand AG, active in particular in the area of home-shopping in Switzerland.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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 the EC 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5840 — Otto/Quelle Schweiz Assets, 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 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5840 — Otto/Quelle Schweiz Assets, 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 ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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