# C_2013080EN.01001501.xml

| 19.3.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 80/15 |
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19.3.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 80/15

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6879 — Mitsui Group/Gestamp Automoción/Target Companies)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 80/08

| 1. | On 13 March 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Mitsui & Co. Ltd (‘Mitsui’, Japan) and Gestamp Automoción SA (‘Gestamp Automoción’, Spain), belonging to the group Corporación Gestamp, SL (‘Gestamp’, Spain), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over North and South American subsidiaries of Gestamp Automoción (the ‘Target Companies’, USA, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 13 March 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Mitsui & Co. Ltd (‘Mitsui’, Japan) and Gestamp Automoción SA (‘Gestamp Automoción’, Spain), belonging to the group Corporación Gestamp, SL (‘Gestamp’, Spain), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over North and South American subsidiaries of Gestamp Automoción (the ‘Target Companies’, USA, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil) by way of a purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Mitsui: active worldwide in general trading in a number of commodities, including iron and steel; non-ferrous metals; machinery; electronics; chemicals; motor vehicles and motorcycles, and motor vehicle and motorcycle parts and accessories, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Mitsui: active worldwide in general trading in a number of commodities, including iron and steel; non-ferrous metals; machinery; electronics; chemicals; motor vehicles and motorcycles, and motor vehicle and motorcycle parts and accessories,

| — | for Gestamp Automoción: active worldwide in the steel, automotive components and renewable energy sectors, |
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for Gestamp Automoción: active worldwide in the steel, automotive components and renewable energy sectors,

| — | for Target Companies: active in the production automotive flat steel components in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and the USA. |
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for Target Companies: active in the production automotive flat steel components in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and the USA.

| 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. |
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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.

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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 number COMP/M.6879 — Mitsui Group/Gestamp Automoción/Target Companies, 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 number COMP/M.6879 — Mitsui Group/Gestamp Automoción/Target Companies, 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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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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