Document ID: 32017M8391
Language: ENG

<table><tr><td><p><span><img/></span></p></td><td><p><span>EUROPEAN COMMISSION</span></p></td></tr></table>
Brussels, 5.5.2017
C(2017) 3152 final
To the notifying party:
Subject : Case M. 8391 – TOYOTA INDUSTRIES EUROPE / VIVE Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1 )( b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 1 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area 2
Dear Sir or Madam,
1. On 29 March 2017 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Toyota Industries Europe AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Industries Corporation (“TICO”, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1 )( b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Vive B.V. ("Vive", the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. Vive is the sole shareholder of Vanderlande Industries Holding B.V. (“ Vanderlande ”) . 3
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
- for TICO: manufacturing and sale of automobiles, engines, compressors for automotive air-conditioners, foundry parts, electronic components, material-handling equipment, logistics services and textile.
- for Vive/ Vanderlande : design, manufacture, sale and integration of industrial process control and automation equipment for airports, wharehousing and parcel handling.
3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5 ( c ) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 . 4
4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1 )( b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement .
For the Commission
(signed)
Johannes LAITENBERGER Director - General
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(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ( the ' Merger Regulation ' ). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ( ' TFEU ' ) has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of ' Community ' by ' Union ' and ' common market ' by ' internal market ' . The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.
(2) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 ( the ' EEA Agreement ' ).
(3) Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 108 , 6.4.2017 , p. 19 .
(4) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .
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