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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4466 — HTA/CDPQ/KVW/BAA Budapest Airport) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: airport, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, management, merger control

25.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 288/19

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4466 — HTA/CDPQ/KVW/BAA Budapest Airport)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 288/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 17 November 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration
pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings HOCHTIEF
AirPort GmbH (‘HTA’, Germany), controlled by HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft (‘HT’, Germany). and Caisse
de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (‘CDPQ’, Canada) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Budapest Airport Budapest Ferihegy Nemzetközi
Repülőtér Üzemeltető Rt (‘BARt’, Hungary) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for HTA: airport management services;

— for CDPQ: financial institution that manages funds for public and private pension and insurance funds;

— For BARt: manages Hungary's most important commercial airport, Budapest Ferihegy International

Airport.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4466 — HTA/CDPQ/KVW/BAA Budapest Airport, to the following
address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4426 — SABIC/Huntsman Petrochemicals UK) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, hydrocarbon, merger control

C 288/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.11.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4426 — SABIC/Huntsman Petrochemicals UK)

(2006/C 288/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 16 November 2006, 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 SABIC UK
Petrochemicals Holdings Limited (UK) (‘SABIC UK’, UK), belonging to the group SABIC (‘SABIC’, Saudi
Arabia), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of
Huntsman Petrochemicals (UK) Limited (‘Huntsman UK’, UK) by way of purchase of shares. However, two
specific assets (the company ‘Tioxide Europe Limited’ and a benzene pipeline) of Huntsman UK located in
the UK will not be acquired by SABIC UK.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for SABIC: international industrial group primarily active in the production and sale of hydrocarbons

and basic chemicals, intermediates, polymers, fertilizers and metals;

— for Huntsman UK: primarily active in the production and sale of basic chemicals and certain by-

products.

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.

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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4426 — SABIC/Huntsman Petrochemicals UK, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
European Ombudsman - Annual Report 2005
Date: 2006-11-25
Institutions: European Ombudsman
Subjects: European Ombudsman, activity report

C 288/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.11.2006

EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

Annual Report 2005

(2006/C 288/18)

The European Ombudsman has presented his Annual Report for the year 2005 to the European Parlia-
ment, in accordance with Article 195 (1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and Article 3
(8) of the Decision of the European Parliament on the Regulations and General Conditions Governing the
performance of the Ombudsman's Duties.

The Annual Report as well as a shorter version containing only the Executive Summary and the Statistics
are available on the European Ombudsman's website in all 20 official languages at:

http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu

Paper copies of these publications can be requested free of charge from the European Ombudsman's office:
1, Avenue du Président Robert Schuman
B.P. 403
F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex
Tel. (33-3) 88 17 23 13
Fax (33-3) 88 17 90 62
E-mail: eo@ombudsman.europa.eu