# C_2011353EN.01001801.xml

| 3.12.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 353/18 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

3.12.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 353/18

---

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6412 — Evraz/Alrosa/Mining and Metallurgical Company Timir JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 353/11

| 1. | On 24 November 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Evraz Group SA (‘Evraz’, Luxembourg) and Open Joint Stock Company Alrosa (‘Alrosa’, Russian Federation), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Open Joint Stock Mining and Metallurgical Company Timir (‘Timir’, Russian Federation) by way of purchase of shares. |
| --- | --- |

1.

On 24 November 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Evraz Group SA (‘Evraz’, Luxembourg) and Open Joint Stock Company Alrosa (‘Alrosa’, Russian Federation), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Open Joint Stock Mining and Metallurgical Company Timir (‘Timir’, Russian Federation) by way of purchase of shares.

1

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Evraz: mining of iron ore and coking coal and the production of steel and vanadium, |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Evraz: mining of iron ore and coking coal and the production of steel and vanadium,

| — | for Alrosa: diamond exploration, mining, recovery, valuation, cutting and polishing of rough diamonds, jewellery manufacturing, generation of electricity, extraction and supply of oil and natural gas to support its diamond operations, |
| --- | --- |

—

for Alrosa: diamond exploration, mining, recovery, valuation, cutting and polishing of rough diamonds, jewellery manufacturing, generation of electricity, extraction and supply of oil and natural gas to support its diamond operations,

| — | for Timir: development of a greenfield iron ore mining project in Siberia. |
| --- | --- |

—

for Timir: development of a greenfield iron ore mining project in Siberia.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
| --- | --- |

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

2

| 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 number COMP/M.6412 — Evraz/Alrosa/Mining and Metallurgical Company Timir JV, to the following address:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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 number COMP/M.6412 — Evraz/Alrosa/Mining and Metallurgical Company Timir JV, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

---

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

1

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

2

---