# C_2010146EN.01002801.xml

| 4.6.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 146/28 |
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4.6.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/28

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5854 — Total Group/HIPS & GPPS business of Polimeri)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 146/09

| 1. | On 26 May 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Total Petrochemicals Feluy S.A. (‘TPF’, Belgium) belonging to the Total Group (‘Total’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of part of the undertaking Polimeri Europa Benelux S.A. (‘Polimeri’, Belgium) consisting of Polimeri's polystyrene production lines (and related HIPS and GPPS business) at Feluy, Belgium (‘the Target’), by way of purchase of assets. |
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On 26 May 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Total Petrochemicals Feluy S.A. (‘TPF’, Belgium) belonging to the Total Group (‘Total’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of part of the undertaking Polimeri Europa Benelux S.A. (‘Polimeri’, Belgium) consisting of Polimeri's polystyrene production lines (and related HIPS and GPPS business) at Feluy, Belgium (‘the Target’), by way of purchase of assets.

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






  — | for TPF: manufacture of commodity polymers (polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene), |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for TPF: manufacture of commodity polymers (polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene),

| — | for the Target: manufacture of polystyrene. |
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for the Target: manufacture of polystyrene.

| 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.5854 — Total Group/HIPS & GPPS business of Polimeri, 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.5854 — Total Group/HIPS & GPPS business of Polimeri, 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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