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Document C2010/245/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5953 — Reckitt Benckiser/SSL) Text with EEA relevance

OJ C 245, 11.9.2010, p. 6–6 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

11.9.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 245/6


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5953 — Reckitt Benckiser/SSL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 245/06

1.

On 6 September 2010, 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 Reckitt Benckiser plc, belonging to the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (‘Reckitt Benckiser’, UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking SSL International plc (‘SSL’, UK) by way of public bid announced on 18 August 2010.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

for Reckitt Benckiser: manufacture and sale of food, home care, health and personal care products,

for SSL: manufacture and sale of health and personal care products.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. 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 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5953 — Reckitt Benckiser/SSL, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË


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


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