CELEX: 32005M3702
Language: en
Date: 2005-02-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 18/02/2005 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.3702 - CVC / CSM) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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32005M3702

Commission Decision of 18/02/2005 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.3702 - CVC / CSM) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic)  


	| |Brussels, 18.02.2005SG-Greffe(2005) D/200712To the notifying partiesDear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),Subject : Case No. COMP/M.3702 – CVC/CSMNotification of 17.1.2005 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004[1]Publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities No. C 21, 26.01.2005, page 8.1.  On 17/1/2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 by which the undertaking CVC European Equity Partners III LP (CVC EEP, Cayman) belonging to the group CVC Capital Partners Sarl (CVC, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking CSM Sugar Confectionary, (CSM SC, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares and assets.2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are :- for undertaking CVC EEP : investment fund;for CVC group: investment funds;- for undertaking CSM SC: production and distribution of candies, chewing gums and other sugar confectionary products.3. After examination of the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 and of paragraph 5, subparagraph c, of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004[2].4 For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the common market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004.For the Commission,(Signed) Neelie KROES Member of the Commission[1] OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1.[2] Available on DG COMP website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.MERGER PROCEDUREARTICLE 6(1)(b) DECISIONSIMPLIFIED PROCEDUREPUBLIC VERSION