Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

Blaguss Reisen GmbH; Herbert Gschwindl Urlaub-u. Reisen Gesellschaft mbH; Dr. Richard Linien GmbH & Co. KG - BWB/Z-5176 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

Blaguss Reisen GmbH; Herbert Gschwindl Urlaub-u. Reisen Gesellschaft mbH; Dr. Richard Linien GmbH & Co. KG

BWB/Z-5176

28.12.2020

On 23.12.2020 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

Blaguss Reisen GmbH, Herbert Gschwindl Urlaub- u. Reisen Gesellschaft m.b.H. and Dr. Richard Linien GmbH & Co KG plan to establish a joint venture for the operation of a long-distance bus terminal in Vienna.

Industry sector: Transportation and storage.

Industry sector: H - Verkehr und Lagerei

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 20.01.2021.

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 21.01.2021 .

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