# C_2014010EN.01000601.xml

| 14.1.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 10/6 |
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14.1.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 10/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7138 — ThyssenKrupp/Acciai Speciali Terni/Outokumpu VDM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 10/04

| 1. | On 8 January 2014, 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 ThyssenKrupp AG (‘TK’, Germany) intends to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the undertakings Acciai Speciali Terni (‘AST’, Italy) and Outokumpu VDM (‘VDM’, Germany, and together ‘AST/VDM’) and their affiliates by means of the acquisition of shares. |
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On 8 January 2014, 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 ThyssenKrupp AG (‘TK’, Germany) intends to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the undertakings Acciai Speciali Terni (‘AST’, Italy) and Outokumpu VDM (‘VDM’, Germany, and together ‘AST/VDM’) and their affiliates by means of the acquisition of shares.

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






  — | for TK: flat carbon steel products (Europe and Americas) and their distribution, elevator technology, components technology and industrial solutions such as specialist engineering, construction services and end-to-end engineering services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for TK: flat carbon steel products (Europe and Americas) and their distribution, elevator technology, components technology and industrial solutions such as specialist engineering, construction services and end-to-end engineering services,

| — | for AST/VDM: production and distribution of stainless steel products and high performance alloys, forging, tube making. |
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for AST/VDM: production and distribution of stainless steel products and high performance alloys, forging, tube making.

| 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.7138 — ThyssenKrupp/Acciai Speciali Terni/Outokumpu VDM, 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.7138 — ThyssenKrupp/Acciai Speciali Terni/Outokumpu VDM, 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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