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Document C2009/049/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5462 — Thomas Cook Group/Gold Medal International) Text with EEA relevance

OJ C 49, 28.2.2009, p. 7–7 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

28.2.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 49/7


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5462 — Thomas Cook Group/Gold Medal International)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 49/05)

1.

On 23 February 2009 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Thomas Cook Group plc. (‘Thomas Cook’, UK) which is controlled by Arcandor AG (‘Arcandor’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control of Gold Medal International Limited (‘Gold Medal’, UK) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

for Thomas Cook: integrated leisure travel company,

for Gold Medal: independent tour operator.

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.

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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5462 — Thomas Cook Group/Gold Medal International, 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.


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