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M. 10000 — PreZero International/SUEZ Nordic

SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

On 22 October 2020, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed

concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (“Merger Regulation”) by which PreZero International GmbH, Germany (“PreZero”) would acquire,

within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, control of SUEZ Nordic AB,

Sweden (“SUEZ Nordic”) by purchasing all of its shares.

The primary business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

a) PreZero is part of the German Schwarz Group. The Schwarz Group is mainly active in

food retailing in over 30 countries through its retail chains LIDL and Kaufland.

Schwarz is also active in the collection, sorting, processing and recycling of waste as

an integrated service provider in the field of waste management via its business

division GreenCycle and its brand “PreZero”.

and

b) SUEZ Nordic is part of the French SUEZ Groupe S.A.S. and provides waste

management and recycling services in Sweden.

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