Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2491 — Sampo/Storebrand) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-10-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

16.10.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 290/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2628 (cid:151) Koch/KoSa)

(2001/C 290/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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On 8 October 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 Koch Industries Inc. (Koch) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Regulation, control of the whole of the undertaking KoSa BV (KoSa) by way of purchase of shares.

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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Koch: refined products, chemicals, gas liquids, crude oil services, mineral services, energy services,

capital services, road and construction materials, and chemicals technology,

(cid:151) KoSa: commodity and specialty polyester products and other specialty products as part of five global
businesses: packaging resins, textile fibres (including staple and filament), technical fibres, intermediates
and polymer, and specialities/ventures.

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.2628 (cid:151) Koch/KoSa, 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/M.2491 (cid:151) Sampo/Storebrand)

(2001/C 290/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 July 2001 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 301M2491. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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