On 29th Janurary 2008 the European Commission published, in the European Union Official Journal, a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 prior to reception.... Between 21st January 2008 and 23rd January

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are
Case COMP/M.4945 — Arcelor/OFZ
Arcelor: global steel company which manufactures and distributes various steel product
OFZ: manufacturing of ferroalloys and by-products

Case COMP/M.5027 — JBS/Cremonini/Inalca
JBS: manufacture and sale of fresh and processed meat
Cremonini: manufacture, sale and distribution to catering segment of fresh and processed meat and
the provision of catering services
Inalca: manufacture and sale of fresh and processed meat

Case COMP/M.5052 — INEOS/BP VAM & EtAc Business
European INEOS: manufacture and sale of speciality and intermediate chemicals, mainly in Europe
Global INEOS: global manufacture and sale of speciality and intermediate chemicals
BP: a global vertically integrated energy and petrochemical company
VAM & EtAc Business: manufacture and sale of VAM and EtAc compounds

Case COMP/M.4979 — ACER/Packard Bell
ACER: supplier of Personal Computers (PCs) and related products for business, government, education and home users.
Packard Bell: supplier of desktops, notebooks and digital entertainment solutions for home users.

More information
Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposedoperation to the Commission at:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel