Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9047 — Schwarz Gruppe/Karl Tönsmeier Entsorgungswirtschaft/Tönsmeier Dienstleistung) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-08-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, food industry, merger control, provision of services, subsidiary, waste management








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3.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 272/14






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9047 — Schwarz Gruppe/Karl Tönsmeier Entsorgungswirtschaft/Tönsmeier Dienstleistung)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 272/05)

1.   
On 26 July 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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Schwarz Zentrale Dienste KG (‘SZD’), belonging to the Schwarz group (Germany),










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Karl Tönsmeier Entsorgungswirtschaft GmbH & Co. KG (‘KTE’, Germany), belonging to the Tönsmeier group,










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Tönsmeier Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG (‘TDL’, Germany), belonging to the Tönsmeier group.




SZD acquires directly and indirectly via its daughter company GreenCycle GmbH (‘GreenCycle’), sole control within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation of the whole of KTE and TDL, together ‘the Targets’. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for SZD: SDZ provides services such as purchasing, IT services and property management mainly to other companies of the Schwarz group, which is predominantly active in the food retail sector worldwide through its Lidl and Kaufland divisions. Its 100 % subsidiary, GreenCycle also provides services mainly to other companies of the Schwarz group, in particular concerning energy and resource management, including waste management,
—   for the Targets: KTE is a fully integrated service provider in waste management, including collection, sorting, treatment and recycling of waste. TDL operates a waste-to-energy plant and supplies the gasified end product.


3.   
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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.


4.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9047 — Schwarz Gruppe/Karl Tönsmeier Entsorgungswirtschaft/Tönsmeier Dienstleistung
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu




Fax +32 22964301




Postal address:




European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.