# C_2010245EN.01000501.xml

| 11.9.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 245/5 |
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11.9.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 245/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5890 — Heinzel/Europapier)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 245/05

| 1. | On 2 September 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 Heinzel Holding GmbH (‘Heinzel’, Austria) acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Europapier AG (‘Europapier’, Austria) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 2 September 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 Heinzel Holding GmbH (‘Heinzel’, Austria) acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Europapier AG (‘Europapier’, Austria) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Heinzel: Heinzel is a producer of pulp, and to a limited extent, kraft paper in Central and Eastern Europe as well as a global trading company for pulp and different kinds of paper, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Heinzel: Heinzel is a producer of pulp, and to a limited extent, kraft paper in Central and Eastern Europe as well as a global trading company for pulp and different kinds of paper,

| — | for Europapier: Europapier is a paper merchant in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. It offers its customers a wide range of graphical, standard and creative papers, office papers and packaging solutions. |
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for Europapier: Europapier is a paper merchant in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. It offers its customers a wide range of graphical, standard and creative papers, office papers and packaging solutions.

| 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.5890 — Heinzel/Europapier, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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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.5890 — Heinzel/Europapier, 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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