Article 1
The concentration notified by the parties on 18 June 1998 relating to the full merger of Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB and Enso Oyj is hereby declared compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement.
1999/641/EC: Commission Decision of 25 November 1998 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case No IV/M.1225 - Enso/Stora) (notified under document number C(1998) 3653) (Text with EEA relevance) (Only the English text is authentic)
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The concentration notified by the parties on 18 June 1998 relating to the full merger of Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB and Enso Oyj is hereby declared compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement.
This Decision is addressed to: Enso Oyj Kanavaranta 1 FIN - 00160 Helsinki Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB Group Head Office S - 79180 Falun Done at Brussels, 25 November 1998. For the Commission Karel VAN MIERT Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrected version OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13. (2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1. (3) OJ C 275, 27.9.1999. (4) Parts of this text have been edited to ensure that confidential information is not disclosed; those parts are enclosed in square brackets and marked with an asterisk. (5) Decision of 24 February 1992 (IV/M.166 - Torras/SarriΓ³); OJ C 58, 5.3.1992, p. 20; Decision of 19 September 1994 (IV/M.499 - Jefferson Smurfit/Saint-Gobain); OJ C 284, 12.10.1994, p. 3; Decision of 20 February 1995 (IV/M.549 - Svenska Cellulosa/PWA Papierwerke); OJ C 57, 7.3.1995, p. 6; Decision of 11 June 1998 (IV/M.1006 UPM-Kymmene - April); OJ C 219, 15.7.1998, p. 9. (6) Decision of 30 October 1995 (IV/M.646 - Repola/Kymmene); OJ C 318, 29.11.1995, p. 3. (7) Sizing refers to a process of impregnating the board with a form of glue which binds the fibres of the board. Sizing is added to the pulp before the pulp is fed to the head box of the board machine. (8) US Food and Drug Administration: Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. (9) BGA (Bundesgesundheitsamt), Bundesinstitut fΓΌr gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz in VeterinΓ€rmedizin. (10) For example Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products (OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 1). (11) Peroxide is applied by submerging the packaging material through a hot bath of peroxide or by spraying peroxide into the formed carton. (12) Decision of 6 June 1991 (IV/M.081 - VIAG/Continental Can), OJ C 156, 14.6.1991, p. 10; Decision 96/222/EC (IV/M.603 - Crown Cork & Seal/Carnaud MetalBox), OJ L 75, 23.3.1996, p. 38; Decision of 21 April 1998 (IV/M.1109 - Owens Illinois/BTR Packaging), OJ C 165, 30.5.1998, p. 7. (13) Decision of 12 May 1992 (IV/M.210 - Mondi/Frantschach), OJ C 124, 16.5.1992, p. 19; also IV/M.646 - Repola/Kymmene - see footnote 5. (14) Decision of 14 September 1998 (IV/M.1296 - Norske Skog/Abitibi/Hansol Paper), OJ C 306, 6.10.1998, p. 11. (15) Imports are subject to a duty of 3,5 %, which will be phased out by the year 2002. There is a duty-free quota for imports from Canada of 630000 tonnes. (16) IV/M.646 - Repola/Kymmene - see footnote 5. (17) Case IV/31.043, (OJ L 72, 18.3.1992, p. 1). (18) Case IV/M.619, (OJ L 11, 14.1.1997, p. 30, paragraph 140).
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