Kaup Heilsu ehf., á Heilsuhorninu Ninna ehf.

On 21 September 2007, the Competition Authority received a merger notification announcing the acquisition by Heilsa ehf. of all shares in Heilsuhornið Ninna ehf. In the opinion of the Competition Authority, the acquisition constituted a merger within the meaning of Articles 4 and 17 of the Competition Act, and the merger is subject to the merger control of Article 17 of the Act, as the turnover thresholds are met. However, the Competition Authority's investigations did not indicate that the merger would harm competition. In light of this, the Authority concluded that there was no reason to take further action regarding the merger under section 17 of the Competition Act.