# C_2013262EN.01000501.xml

| 11.9.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 262/5 |
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11.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 262/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7009 — Holcim/Cemex West)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 262/04

| 1. | On 3 September 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 Holcim Beteiligungs GmbH (Deutschland), controlled by Holcim Ltd (‘Holcim’, Switzerland), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of Cemex Group's activities (‘Cemex’, Mexico) in cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates and cementitious materials in Western Germany, including a small number of plants and sites located in France and the Netherlands (together ‘Cemex West’), by way of purchase of assets. |
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On 3 September 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 Holcim Beteiligungs GmbH (Deutschland), controlled by Holcim Ltd (‘Holcim’, Switzerland), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of Cemex Group's activities (‘Cemex’, Mexico) in cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates and cementitious materials in Western Germany, including a small number of plants and sites located in France and the Netherlands (together ‘Cemex West’), by way of purchase of assets.

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






  — | for Holcim: a global supplier of cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete as well as asphalt and related services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Holcim: a global supplier of cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete as well as asphalt and related services,

| — | for Cemex West: production and supply of cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates from locations in Western Germany (in particular North Rhine-Westphalia) as well as in France and the Netherlands. |
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for Cemex West: production and supply of cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates from locations in Western Germany (in particular North Rhine-Westphalia) as well as in France and the Netherlands.

| 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.7009 — Holcim/Cemex West, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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.7009 — Holcim/Cemex West, 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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