# C_2013343EN.01001801.xml

| 23.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 343/18 |
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23.11.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 343/18

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7107 — Cordes & Graefe/Pompac/Comafranc)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 343/07

| 1. | On 18 November 2013 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Cordes & Graefe KG (Germany), the holding company of the Cordes & Graefe Group, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Pompac SA (France) and Comafranc SA (France), the holding companies of the Pompac Group, by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 18 November 2013 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Cordes & Graefe KG (Germany), the holding company of the Cordes & Graefe Group, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Pompac SA (France) and Comafranc SA (France), the holding companies of the Pompac Group, by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | Cordes & Graefe Group: provision of wholesale services and products for all aspects of household technology in the areas of sanitary fittings, heating, air conditioning/ ventilation, electrical equipment, installation, roofing technology, as well as excavation and industrial technology. It is active mainly in Germany, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Cordes & Graefe Group: provision of wholesale services and products for all aspects of household technology in the areas of sanitary fittings, heating, air conditioning/ ventilation, electrical equipment, installation, roofing technology, as well as excavation and industrial technology. It is active mainly in Germany,

| — | Pompac Group: active throughout France as a wholesaler for products in the areas of sanitary fittings, heating, tiling and electrical equipment. The undertaking also trades in building materials in eastern France. |
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Pompac Group: active throughout France as a wholesaler for products in the areas of sanitary fittings, heating, tiling and electrical equipment. The undertaking also trades in building materials in eastern France.

| 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 ten 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.7107 — Cordes & Graefe/Pompac/Comafranc, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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 ten 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.7107 — Cordes & Graefe/Pompac/Comafranc, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

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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