Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2425 — COOP Norden) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consumer goods, economic concentration, joint venture, merger control, retail selling, wholesale selling

4.7.2001

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C 188/17

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2471 (cid:151) Accenture/LagardŁre/JV)

(2001/C 188/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 25 June 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 Accenture SAS, France (Accenture), and LagardŁre SCA, France (LagardŁre),
acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of an undertaking by way of
purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. LagardŁre jointly controls
Canal Satellite, a company active in the distribution of paid TV.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Accenture: consulting, especially in management and strategy,

(cid:151) LagardŁre: communication and media, car industry and high technologies,

(cid:151) Joint venture: consulting and development services in interactive television for content editors.

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.2471 (cid:151) Accenture/LagardŁre/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.

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2425 (cid:151) COOP Norden)

(2001/C 188/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 25 June 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 Kooperative F(cid:246)rbundet (KF), Sweden, F(cid:230)llesforeningen for Danmarks Brugs-
foreninger (FDB), Denmark, and Norges Kooperative Landsforening (NKL), Norway, acquire, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
joint control by purchase of shares in a newly created
company, COOP Norden, constituting a joint venture. The parents will transfer their respective daily
consumer goods businesses to the joint venture.

(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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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) KF: active in wholesaling and retailing of daily consumer and speciality goods mainly in Sweden,

(cid:151) FDB: active in wholesaling and retailing of daily consumer and speciality goods in Denmark,

(cid:151) NKL: active in wholesaling and retailing of daily consumer and speciality goods in Norway.

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

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.2425 (cid:151) COOP Norden, 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.2491 (cid:151) Sampo/Storebrand)

(2001/C 188/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 26 June 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 Finnish undertaking Sampo Oyj (Sampo) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Regulation, control of the whole of the Norwegian undertaking Storebrand ASA (Storebrand) by way
of a public bid announced on 11 June 2001.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Sampo: financial group providing financial, investment and insurances services,

(cid:151) Storebrand: financial services in the areas of life insurance, banking and non-life insurance.

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.2491 (cid:151) Sampo/Storebrand, 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.