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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 19.12.2022  
C(2022 ) 9910 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
Remondis Recycling International  
GmbH  
Ostuferstr 21  
45356 Essen  
Germany  
 
Hennes & Mauritz International AB  
Mäster Samuelsgatan 46  
111 57 Stockholm  
Sweden  
Subject : Case M. 10907  – REMONDIS  / H&M / JV  
Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation 
(EC) No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European 
Economic Area2  
Dear Sir or Madam,  
1. On 25 November  2022 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation, by which Remondis 
Recycling International GmbH (“Remondis”, Germany) belonging to the Rethmann 
group (Germ any), and H&M Hennes & Mauritz International AB (“H&M”, Sweden) 
belonging to the H&M group (Sweden) , will acquire within the meaning of Article 
3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation  joint control of a newly created joint 
venture (“JV”, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares . in a newly created company 
constituting a joint venture .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned  are the following : 
 Remondis is a service provider conducting business within the areas of 
recycling, public and industria l services and water management, including but 
not limited to the collection, processing, recycling and selling of waste and 
                                                 
1 OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ( the ‘Merger Regulation ’). With effect from 1 December 2009,  the Treaty on 
the Functioning of the European Union ( ‘TFEU ’) has introduced certain changes, such as the 
replacement of ‘Community ’ by ‘Union ’ and ‘common market ’ by ‘internal market ’. The terminology 
of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.  
2  OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p.  3 (the ‘EEA Agreement ’). 
3  Publication  in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 462, 05.12.2022 , p. 22. 

 
2 secondary raw material. Remondis is active internationally, however its 
geographical focus is on Europe, Asia and Australia,  
 H&M is  a service provider conducting business within the areas of design, 
purchasing, production, sales and marketing of consumer products, including 
but not limited to fashion, lifestyle, cosmetics and other related products. 
H&M is active worldwide.  
3. The busine ss activities of the JV will be the following:  
The JV will be a greenfield joint venture set up for the purposes of collecting, sorting 
and selling used and unwanted garments and textiles. Although t he JV’s activities will 
be focused on Europe , such activi ties are expected to be limited . 
4. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that 
the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger  Regulation  and of 
paragraph 5 (a) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of 
certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 .4 
5. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European 
Commission has decided not to oppose the noti fied operation and to declare it 
compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is 
adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger  Regulation  and Article 57 of 
the EEA Agreement . 
For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Olivier GUERSENT  
Director -General  
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .