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Commission Decision of 04/02/2004 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.3359 - ANGLO AMERICAN / BAUERNFEIND) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic)

UL C 53, 28.2.2004, p. 5–5 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

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32004M3359

Commission Decision of 04/02/2004 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.3359 - ANGLO AMERICAN / BAUERNFEIND) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic)

Official Journal 053 , 28/02/2004 P. 0005 - 0005


Commission Decision of 04/02/2004 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.3359 - ANGLO AMERICAN / BAUERNFEIND) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic)

To the notifying party

Dear Sirs,

Subject: Case No. COMP/M.3359 - ANGLO AMERICAN/BAUERNFEIND Notification of 23/12/2003 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4064/89 [1], as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 [2] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C 006, 10/1/2004, page 24

[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.

1. On 23/12/2003, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97, by which the undertaking Mondi Packaging Holding AG ("Mondi"), controlled by Anglo American Plc ("Anglo American"), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the Austrian undertaking Roman Bauernfeind Holding AG ("Bauernfeind") by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are :

- for undertaking Mondi: paper and packaging products

- for undertaking Anglo American: mining in various precious and non-precious metals and minerals; paper and packaging products; financial services

- for undertaking Bauernfeind: corrugated paper and packaging

3. After examination of the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4064/89 and of paragraph 4, subparagraph c of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 [3].

[3] OJ C 217, 29.07.2000, p. 32.

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 (EEC) No. 4064/89.

For the Commission

Signed, Mario MONTI Member of the Commission

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