# C_2013106EN.01001101.xml

| 12.4.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 106/11 |
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12.4.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 106/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6884 — Access Industires, INC./PLG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 106/09

| 1. | On 5 April 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Warner Music Group Corp. (US) (‘WMG’) controlled by Access Industries, Inc. (US) (‘Access’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings PLG Holdco Limited (UK), EMI Music Belgium BVBA, EMI Czech Republic sro, EMI Music Denmark AS, EMI Group Norway AS, EMI Music Poland sp. z o.o., EMI Group Portugal SGPS Lda, EMI Music Spain SL, EMI Music Sweden AB and EMI Music France SAS (together referred to as ‘Parlophone Label Group’) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 5 April 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Warner Music Group Corp. (US) (‘WMG’) controlled by Access Industries, Inc. (US) (‘Access’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings PLG Holdco Limited (UK), EMI Music Belgium BVBA, EMI Czech Republic sro, EMI Music Denmark AS, EMI Group Norway AS, EMI Music Poland sp. z o.o., EMI Group Portugal SGPS Lda, EMI Music Spain SL, EMI Music Sweden AB and EMI Music France SAS (together referred to as ‘Parlophone Label Group’) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Access: natural resources and chemicals, telecommunications and media and real estate sectors, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Access: natural resources and chemicals, telecommunications and media and real estate sectors,

| — | for WMG: recorded music, music publishing, including the marketing and sale of recorded music and the licensing of music publishing rights; and, |
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for WMG: recorded music, music publishing, including the marketing and sale of recorded music and the licensing of music publishing rights; and,

| — | for the Parlophone Label Group: recorded music and very limited other activities in the music sector. |
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for the Parlophone Label Group: recorded music and very limited other activities in the music sector.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6884 — Access Industires, INC./PLG, 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6884 — Access Industires, INC./PLG, 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 ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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