Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2218 — Thomas Cook Holdings/British Airways/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, air transport, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, travel agency

4.4.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 104/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/ECSC.1354 (cid:151) Usinor/Tubisud Italia)

(2001/C 104/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

1.
On 26 March 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 66 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC Treaty) by which
Usinor (France) acquires sole control within the meaning of Article 66 of the ECSC Treaty with Tubisud
Italia SpA (Italy), belonging to Gruppo Abate (Italy).
2.
(cid:151) Usinor: production and distribution of steel products,
(cid:151) Tubisud Italia: coating of flat steel products, and distribution of steel products.
3.
the scope of Article 66 of the ECSC Treaty. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.
4.
proposed operation.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference COMP/
ECSC.1354 (cid:151) Usinor/Tubisud Italia, to:
European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

their possible observations on the

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2218 (cid:151) Thomas Cook Holdings/British Airways/JV)

(2001/C 104/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

On 29 March 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which Thomas Cook Holdings Limited (TC Holdings), currently being acquired by C & N Touristic AG,
and British Airways plc (British Airways) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
joint control of a joint venture (JV), by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting
a joint venture.
2.
(cid:151) TC Holdings (UK): tour operating, travel agencies, charter airline, travel services,
(cid:151) British Aiways (UK): air transport of passengers and freight,
(cid:151) JV: short-haul and long-haul scheduled foreign package holidays.
3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.
4.
proposed operation.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2218 (cid:151) Thomas Cook Holdings/British Airways/JV, to:
European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

their possible observations on the

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.