# C_2017065EN.01000601.xml

| 1.3.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 65/6 |
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1.3.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 65/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8383 — AMC/Nordic Cinema Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 65/05)

| 1. | On 22 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (‘AMC’, United States), belonging to the Dalian Wanda Group (China), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Nordic Cinema Group Holding AB (‘NCG’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 22 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (‘AMC’, United States), belonging to the Dalian Wanda Group (China), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Nordic Cinema Group Holding AB (‘NCG’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for AMC: provision of cinema exhibition services in the United States and parts of Europe; the Dalian Wanda Group is engaged in three principal business activities — commercial properties, culture and finance and also provides cinema exhibition services in Australia and in China, and film production and distribution services in China,
  —   for NCG: operation of cinemas in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and provision of film distribution and cinema screen advertising. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for AMC: provision of cinema exhibition services in the United States and parts of Europe; the Dalian Wanda Group is engaged in three principal business activities — commercial properties, culture and finance and also provides cinema exhibition services in Australia and in China, and film production and distribution services in China,

for AMC

—   for NCG: operation of cinemas in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and provision of film distribution and cinema screen advertising.

for NCG

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.

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| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8383 — AMC/Nordic Cinema Group, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8383 — AMC/Nordic Cinema Group, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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