Notified on 10 May 2005, this merger consists of the acquisition of sole control of the commercial companies Ipodec Portugal - Gestão de Resíduos, Lda., Polidumper - Recolha de Resíduos, Lda., Iponyx Participações, SGPS, S.A., and Auto-Vila - Reciclagem de Resíduos Industriais, S.A - all belonging to the French group Onyx - by Ambília - SGPS, S.A., by means of acquisition of the total registered capital.