# C_2014028EN.01001501.xml

| 31.1.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 28/15 |
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31.1.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 28/15

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7104 — Crown Holdings/Mivisa)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 28/10

| 1. | On 24 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 Crown Holdings, Inc. (‘Crown’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Mivisa Envases, S.A.U. (‘Mivisa’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 24 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 Crown Holdings, Inc. (‘Crown’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Mivisa Envases, S.A.U. (‘Mivisa’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Crown: design, manufacture and sale of packaging products for consumer goods, including metal food cans, can ends and closures, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Crown: design, manufacture and sale of packaging products for consumer goods, including metal food cans, can ends and closures,

| — | for Mivisa: manufacture and sale of metal food cans, can ends and closures. |
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for Mivisa: manufacture and sale of metal food cans, can ends and closures.

| 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.7104 — Crown Holdings/Mivisa, 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.7104 — Crown Holdings/Mivisa, 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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