Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/JV.31 — HMI International Holdings/Arnoldo Mondadori Editore) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-05-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 143/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

16.5.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2393 (cid:151) Skanska Sverige/Posten/HOOC)

(2001/C 143/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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On 7 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 undertaking Skanska Sverige AB (Skanska) and Posten AB (Posten) acquire, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the undertaking House of Commerce AB
(HOOC), by purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Skanska: construction and other services related to real estate,

(cid:151) Posten: postal services,

(cid:151) HOOC: exhibition, showroom and e-commerce.

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

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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

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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.2393 (cid:151) Skanska Sverige/Posten/HOOC, 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.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/JV.31 (cid:151) HMI International Holdings/Arnoldo Mondadori Editore)

(2001/C 143/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 15 December 1999 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

(cid:151) as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

(cid:151) in electronic form in the (cid:145)CEN(cid:146) version of the CELEX database, under document No 399J0031. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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