Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Moser Holding AG; "Print"-Zeitungsverlag GmbH
BWB/Z-340
On the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Industry sector: S - Erbringung von sonstigen Dienstleistungen
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 10.04.2007.
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.
Exclusion of the exam application
The cartel court rejected the request of examination of the federal competition authority as the Moser holding company AG has controlled the "Print" - newspaper publishing company Ltdwith a share of 50% before merger. Hence, a heightening of the share of the Moser holding company AG has not been registration-liable any more.
The judgement of the cartel court was confirmed with decision of the cartel superior court from the 21/01/2008, 16 OK 7/07.