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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3881 — Phoenix/A&C Adivar-Comifar) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-07-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical product, wholesale trade

C 175/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.7.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3881 — Phoenix/A&C Adivar-Comifar)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 175/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 6 July 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Comifar S.p.A. (‘Comifar’,
Italy), belonging to the Phoenix group (‘Phoenix’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking A&C Adivar-Comifar S.p.A. (‘A&C
Adivar-Comifar’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Phoenix: wholesale of pharmaceuticals and connected services to pharmacies throughout Europe;

— for Comifar: wholesale of pharmaceutical and parapharmaceutical products in Italy;

— for A&C Adivar-Comifar: wholesale of pharmaceutical and parapharmaceutical products in Italy.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) 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 their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.3881 — Phoenix/A&C Adivar-Comifar, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
State aid (Articles 87 to 89 of the Treaty establishing the European Community) — Communication from the Commission, pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty, to the other Member States and other interested parties — State aid C 31/2002 (ex N 149/2000) — Transitional arrangements for the electricity market — Belgium   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-07-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, State aid, control of State aid, electrical industry, wage cost

C 175/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.7.2005

STATE AID

(Articles 87 to 89 of the Treaty establishing the European Community)

Communication from the Commission, pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty, to the other
Member States and other interested parties

State aid C 31/2002 (ex N 149/2000) — Transitional arrangements for the electricity market —
Belgium

(2005/C 175/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

By the following letter, dated 27 April 2005, the Commission informed Belgium of its decision to termi-
nate the procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty.

to the
‘The Belgian authorities notified the Transitional arrangements for the electricity market
Commission under Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty by letter dated 3 March 2000, registered in the
Commission on 15 March 2000.

The Commission asked the Belgian authorities for further information about the measure on several
occasions. The Belgian authorities replied to these questions, the last time by letter dated 26 February
2002, registered in the Commission on 28 February 2002.

By letter sent to the Belgian authorities on 24 April 2002 the Commission initiated the procedure laid
down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in order to examine in more detail the part of the Transitional
arrangements for the electricity market dealing with the pensions of electricity industry workers. The
Commission approved the two other parts of the arrangements in the same decision. The decision was
published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 18 September 2002 (1).

By letter dated 18 February 2005, registered in the Commission on 23 February 2005, the Belgian
authorities withdrew their notification of the part of the Transitional arrangements for the electricity
market dealing with the pensions of electricity industry workers. They stated that the undertakings
would continue to be responsible for funding these workers' pensions.

The Commission would point out that, under Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22
March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (2), the
Member State concerned may withdraw its notification in due time before the Commission has taken a
decision about the aid. In cases where it has already initiated the formal investigation procedure, the
Commission closes that procedure.

Consequently, the Commission has decided to close the formal investigation procedure provided for in
Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the aid in question, having noted that Belgium has with-
drawn the notification.’

(1) OJ C 222, 18.9.2002, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1145/2005 of 15 July 2005 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 2005-07-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, butter, intervention buying

16.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 185/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1145/2005

of 15 July 2005

suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
milk and milk products (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards
in butter and cream (2), and in
intervention on the market
particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1038/2005 (3) estab-
lishes the most recent list of Member States in which
intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as
a result of the market prices communicated by the Czech
Republic, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Poland,
Portugal,
Sweden pursuant
to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999.
In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be
replaced and Regulation (EC) No 1038/2005 should be
repealed,

Slovakia,

Finland

and

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Buying-in of butter as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Belgium, the Czech
Italy, Cyprus,
Republic, Denmark, Germany, France,
Latvia, Hungary, Malta, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,
Austria, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden
and the United Kingdom.

Ireland,

(1)

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down
that buying-in is to be opened or suspended by the
Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it
is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market
price in that Member State is below or equal to or above
92 % of the intervention price.

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 1038/2005 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 July 2005.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 July 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004,
p. 6).

(2) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2250/2004 (OJ L 381, 28.12.2004, p. 25).

(3) OJ L 171, 2.7.2005, p. 25.