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Document C2009/303/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5677 — Schuitema/Super de Boer Assets) Text with EEA relevance

OJ C 303, 15.12.2009, p. 32–32 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

15.12.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 303/32


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5677 — Schuitema/Super de Boer Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 303/12

1.

On 4 December 2009, 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 Schuitema B.V. (‘Schuitema’, the Netherlands), ultimately controlled by CVC Capital Partners (‘CVC’, Luxembourg), acquires from Jumbo Groep Holding, sole control over assets related to Super de Boer N.V. stores (‘Super de Boer Assets’, the Netherlands) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, by way of purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

Schuitema: procurement, wholesale and retail of daily consumer goods and related services in the Netherlands,

Super de Boer Assets: 21 own supermarkets and 59 franchise supermarkets active in retail of daily consumer goods and related services in the Netherlands.

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 22964301 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5677 — Schuitema/Super de Boer Assets, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË


(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


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