Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2466 — Sodexho/Abela (II)) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, catering industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, inland waterway transport, merger control

11.5.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 138/7

ESO (1)

Reference

Title of the harmonised standards

First publication
(OJ)

CEN

EN ISO 8099:2000

Small craft (cid:151) Toilet waste retention systems (ISO
8099:2000)

CEN

EN ISO 10087:1996/A1:2000 Small craft (cid:151) Hull identification (cid:151) Coding system

18.12.1997 (4)

(ISO 10087:1995)

(1) ESO (European standardization organisation):

(cid:151) CEN: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Bruxelles, tel. (32-2) 550 08 11, fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (www.cenorm.be).
(cid:151) Cenelec: rue de Stassart 35, B-1050 Bruxelles, tel. (32-2) 519 68 71, fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (www.cenelec.be).
(cid:151) ETSI: BP 152, F-06561 Valbonne Cedex, tel. (33-4) 92 94 42 12, fax (33-4) 93 65 47 16 (www.etsi.org).

(2) OJ C 255, 30.9.1995, p. 3.
(3) OJ C 59, 25.2.1998, p. 4.
(4) OJ C 384, 18.12.1997, p. 3.

NOTE:

(cid:151) Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European
standardisation organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list (1)
is
annexed to the Directive 98/34/EC (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council amended by
Directive 98/48/EC (3).

(cid:151) Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Communities does not imply that the

standards are available in all the Community languages.

(cid:151) The Commission ensures the updating of this list.

(1) OJ L 32, 10.2.1996, p. 32.
(2) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2466 (cid:151) Sodexho/Abela (II))

(2001/C 138/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 2 May 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the Sodexho Alliance SA of France acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Regulation, control of the whole of The Wood Company (USA), Abela Holding France SA (France),
Sogeres (France), United Caterers and Contractors (Bahrain), National Catering Company LLC (Abu
Dhabi), Albert Abela Co. Abu Dhabi LLC (Abu Dhabi), Oman Catering Company LLC (Oman), Catering
and Suppliers Co. LLC (Oman), The Kuwait Fruit and Vegetable Suppliers Establishment Fahd Ahmed El
Fahed Al Fahd and Partners LLC (Kuwait) and Yemen Catering & Services LLC (Republic of Yemen) (which
are collectively referred to as The Abela Target Group), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Sodexho Alliance SA: food services, service vouchers, river cruises,

(cid:151) The Abela Target Group: contract foodservices and catering services.

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

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

(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.

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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

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.2466 (cid:151) Sodexho/Abela (II), to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2437 (cid:151) NEC/Toshiba/JV)

(2001/C 138/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 2 May 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertakings NEC Corporation, Japan, and Toshiba Corporation, Japan, acquire, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the undertaking NEC Toshiba Space Systems,
by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) NEC: products and systems in the field of semiconductors, electronic devices, telecommunications,

computer systems and peripherals, television and radio broadcast equipment and satellites,

(cid:151) Toshiba:

information and communications equipment and systems, consumer electronics, power
systems and industrial equipment, electronic components and materials, and space related products.

(cid:151) JV: satellite and satellite systems, their related ground systems, subsystems and components, spacecraft

systems, space stations, planet landing systems and rocket components.

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

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

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.2437 (cid:151) NEC/Toshiba/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.

(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.