# C_2013292EN.01000701.xml

| 8.10.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 292/7 |
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8.10.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 292/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6983 — Steinhoff International Holdings/Kika/Leiner)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 292/06

| 1. | On 1 October 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 Steinhoff International Holdings Limited (‘Steinhoff’, South Africa) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Rudolf Leiner Gesellschaft m.b.H. (Austria) and LKM Beteiligungsgesellschaft m.b.H. (Austria), (together referred to as ‘Kika and Leiner’), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 1 October 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 Steinhoff International Holdings Limited (‘Steinhoff’, South Africa) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Rudolf Leiner Gesellschaft m.b.H. (Austria) and LKM Beteiligungsgesellschaft m.b.H. (Austria), (together referred to as ‘Kika and Leiner’), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | Steinhoff is active internationally in several retail sectors. In Europe, Steinhoff operates retail stores selling, among other things, furniture, kitchens, household goods, products for home decoration and electrical appliances. Steinhoff also manufactures and sells furniture at the wholesale level in Europe and provides certain logistics, supply chain management and warehousing services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Steinhoff is active internationally in several retail sectors. In Europe, Steinhoff operates retail stores selling, among other things, furniture, kitchens, household goods, products for home decoration and electrical appliances. Steinhoff also manufactures and sells furniture at the wholesale level in Europe and provides certain logistics, supply chain management and warehousing services,

| — | Kika and Leiner operate retail stores, mainly in Austria, selling furniture, kitchens, household goods, products for home decoration, and small domestic electrical appliances. |
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Kika and Leiner operate retail stores, mainly in Austria, selling furniture, kitchens, household goods, products for home decoration, and small domestic electrical appliances.

| 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.6983 — Steinhoff International Holdings/Kika/Leiner, 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.6983 — Steinhoff International Holdings/Kika/Leiner, 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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