# C_2010222EN.01000701.xml

| 17.8.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 222/7 |
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17.8.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5867 — Thomas Cook/Öger Tours)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 222/05

| 1. | On 10 August 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 Thomas Cook AG (‘TC’, Germany) controlled by Thomas Cook Group plc acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of part of the undertaking Öger Tours GmbH (‘Öger Tours’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 10 August 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 Thomas Cook AG (‘TC’, Germany) controlled by Thomas Cook Group plc acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of part of the undertaking Öger Tours GmbH (‘Öger Tours’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for TC: package and independent holidays, flights, hotel accommodation and travel agency services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for TC: package and independent holidays, flights, hotel accommodation and travel agency services,

| — | for Öger Tours: package holidays. |
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for Öger Tours: package holidays.

| 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.5867 — Thomas Cook/Öger Tours, 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.5867 — Thomas Cook/Öger Tours, 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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