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| 31.12.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 382/8 |
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31.12.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 382/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6974 — Metinvest/Lanebrook/Southern GOK)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 382/07

| 1. | On 20 December 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 Metinvest BV (the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Open Joint Stock Company ‘Pivdennyi Ore Mining and Processing Plant’ (Ukraine) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 20 December 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 Metinvest BV (the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Open Joint Stock Company ‘Pivdennyi Ore Mining and Processing Plant’ (Ukraine) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for undertaking Metinvest BV: steel production and trading, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking Metinvest BV: steel production and trading,

| — | for undertaking Pivdennyi Ore Mining and Processing Plant: production of iron ore concentrate and sinter. |
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for undertaking Pivdennyi Ore Mining and Processing Plant: production of iron ore concentrate and sinter.

| 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.6974 — Metinvest/Lanebrook/Southern GOK, 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.6974 — Metinvest/Lanebrook/Southern GOK, 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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