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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-452/division-5/1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-452/division-5/1.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2005/452",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 6 October 2004 declaring a concentration compatible with the common market and the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/M.3431 — Sonoco/Ahlstrom) (notified under document number C(2004) 3678) (Only the English text is authentic) (2005/452/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-452",
  "path": "division/5/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "(16)",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "High-end PMC. In the Scandinavian market Ahlstrom is by far the leading supplier with a market share of [70-80 %] *, Sonoco ([0-10 %] *) however, is a relatively small supplier comparable to Corenso and Paul. As a result of the merger, one of the at present four existing supply possibilities for high-end PMC is eliminated in this region. Because of high quality requirements in this product market, new market entrants cannot be expected in the short-run. It was feared that with its increased strength Sonoco/Ahlstrom would be more indispensable for the larger customers and would therefore have power to squeeze smaller suppliers.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2005/452/division/5/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:17:53.173737+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}