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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3190 — Barclays Bank/Banco Zaragozano) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance, merger control

17.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 117/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3190 — Barclays Bank/Banco Zaragozano)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 117/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 12 May 2003 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which Barclays Bank SA (Barclays), Spain, belonging to the Barclays Group, acquires, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of Banco Zaragozano (Zaragozano),
Spain, by way of public bid announced on 8 May 2003.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Barclays: mainly active in retail and corporate banking,

— Barclays Group:

retail and corporate banking,

life insurance and pensions,

fund management,

investment banking and credit cards,

— Zaragozano: mainly active in retail and corporate banking.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
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.3190 — Barclays Bank/Banco Zaragozano, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2286 — Buhrmann/Samas Office Supplies) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, office supplies, restrictive-practice authorisation

17.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 117/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3131 — Sika/Buzzi/JV)

(2003/C 117/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 8 May 2003, 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:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3131. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2286 — Buhrmann/Samas Office Supplies)

(2003/C 117/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 11 April 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:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 301M2286. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.