Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2868 — Linde/Sonatrach/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-11-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, handling, hydrocarbon, marketing, merger control, rare gas

C 298/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.11.2002

Date of adoption of the decision: 30.10.2002

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at:

Member State: Italy (Sardinia)

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Aid No: N 594/02

Title: Interventi per i danni provocati dalla siccità 2001/2002 e
dalle gelate dell'inverno 2001/2002

Objective: To compensate farmers and Consorzi di bonifica
for the losses suffered due to adverse weather conditions in
2001/02

Legal basis: Progetto di legge della Regione Sardegna

Budget: EUR 250 000

Date of adoption of the decision: 30.10.2002

Member State: Luxembourg

Aid No: N 647/01

Title: Aid towards farmers' income — bad weather in 2000

Objective: To compensate farmers for losses suffered as a
result of heavy rains in July 2000

Budget: EUR 562 307

Aid intensity or amount: 80 % of losses

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at:

Duration: Up to three years after the adverse weather event

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2868 — Linde/Sonatrach/JV)

(2002/C 298/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 20 November 2002 the Commission received a 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 German undertaking Linde International AG (Linde) and the Algerian
State-owned undertaking Société nationale pour la recherche, la production, le transport, la transformation
et la commercialisation des hydrocarbures SpA (Sonatrach), acquire, wihtin the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Regulation, joint control of the newly created joint ventures Société de production and Société de
commercialisation by way of transfer of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Linde: manufacturing and supply of industrial and medical gases as well as engineering, material

handling and refrigeration,

— Sontatrach: prospecting, production, transport and commercialisation of hydrocarbons,

— Société de production: production of helium,

— Société de commercialisation: wholesale of helium.

(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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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.2868 — Linde/Sonatrach/JV, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3018 — Candover/Cinven/KAP)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 298/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 November 2002 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
1.
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 Candover Partners Ltd (Candover), belonging to the
Candover Group and Cinven Ltd (Cinven), belonging to the Cinven Group Ltd, acquire, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the undertaking Kluwer Academic Publishers
BV (KAP) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Candover:

investment and management advice to and management

investments on behalf of

investment funds,

— Cinven: investment and management advice to and management investments on behalf of investment

funds,

— KAP: academic publishing.

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. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under
the procedure set out in the notice.

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.3018 — Candover/Cinven/KAP, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 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.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.