Commission Decision of 04/03/2005 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.3709 - ORKLA / ELKEM) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) | |Brussels, 04.03.2005 SG-Greffe(2005) D/200975 To the notifying party Dear Sirs, Subject : Case No. COMP/M.3709 – ORKLA/ELKEM Notification of 31/01/2005 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C33, 08/02/2005, p. 12 1. On 31/01/2005 , the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No.
139/2004 by which the undertaking Orkla ASA (“Orkla”, Norway) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Elkem ASA (“Elkem”, Norway) by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are : - for Orkla: branded consumer goods, chemicals, energy and financial investments; - for Elkem: production and supply of metals and materials to the steel, foundry, chemicals, electronics and aluminium industries and energy. 3. After examination of the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No.
139/2004 and of paragraph 5, subparagraph c, of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No139/2004[2]. 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 (EC) No. 139/2004. For the Commission signed Neelie KROES Member of the Commission [1] OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1 [2] Available on DG COMP website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.
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