Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
REWE International AG; Langfristige Anmietung einer LEH-Geschäftsfläche von der NKV Wohnbau GmbH & Co. KG
BWB/Z-6052
On 23.08.2022 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Long-term rental of a food retailing area of NKV Wohnbau GmbH & Co. KG by REWE International AG, Austria (specifically, by Merkur Warenhandels Aktiengesellschaft;
whose business has in the meanwhile been spun-off into Billa Aktiengesellschaft).
Economic Sector: Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores
Industry sector: G - Handel; Instandhaltung und Reparatur von Kraftfahrzeugen
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 20.09.2022.
Entrepreneurs whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger can bring in a written statement at the Federal Competition Authority or the Federal Cartel Prosecutor within 14 days from publication date.
Note: The intervening party has no right to a certain treatment of the statement and will not gain a party position.
Non-prohibition of the merger
The Federal Competition Authority and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor have not applied for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court. The standstill obligation (§ 17 (1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 21.09.2022 .