17.12.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 322/25

1.

On 5 December 2008, 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 Mauser Holding International GmbH (‘Mauser Holding International’, Germany) (an entity of the Mauser Group and controlled by Dubai Holding) and Reyde, S.A. (‘Reyde’, Spain) (an entity part of the Group Armando Álvarez) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture — the undertaking Mauser Reyde Ibérica, S.L. (Spain) — by way of purchase of shares. Through an asset transfer, Reyde acquires sole control over the Spanish non-IBC plastic packaging business of Mauser's Coursan site in the South of France.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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.5394 — Mauser Holding International/Reyde/JV, to the following address: