# C_2014087EN.01001501.xml

| 26.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 87/15 |
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26.3.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 87/15

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7134 — Volvo Construction Equipment/Terex Construction Limited)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 87/10

| 1. | On 18 March 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Volvo Construction Equipment AB (of Sweden) and certain other subsidiaries and affiliates, each ultimately 100 % owned by AB Volvo (of Sweden), will acquire control over Terex Equipment Limited (of the UK) and other assets related to the off-highway dump truck business of Terex Corporation (of the United States). |
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On 18 March 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Volvo Construction Equipment AB (of Sweden) and certain other subsidiaries and affiliates, each ultimately 100 % owned by AB Volvo (of Sweden), will acquire control over Terex Equipment Limited (of the UK) and other assets related to the off-highway dump truck business of Terex Corporation (of the United States).

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






  — | for Volvo Construction Equipment AB: production of construction equipment, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Volvo Construction Equipment AB: production of construction equipment,

| — | for Terex Equipment Limited: production of off-highway dump trucks. |
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for Terex Equipment Limited: production of off-highway dump trucks.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the 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 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.7134 — Volvo Construction Equipment/Terex Construction Limited, 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.7134 — Volvo Construction Equipment/Terex Construction Limited, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

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