# Official Journal C 224/2010

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5319 August 2010 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2010.224.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 224

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5319 August 2010

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2010/C 224/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5901 — Montagu/GIP/Greenstar) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2010/C 224/02 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
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  ) | 2 |

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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2010/C 224/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5901 — Montagu/GIP/Greenstar) (
  1
  )

1

1

2010/C 224/02

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  1
  )

1

2

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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2010/C 224/03 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2010/C 224/03

Euro exchange rates

4

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2010/C 224/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5911 — TenneT/Elia/Gasunie/APX-Endex) (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| 2010/C 224/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5955 — Metinvest/IISW) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 7 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2010/C 224/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5911 — TenneT/Elia/Gasunie/APX-Endex) (
  1
  )

1

5

2010/C 224/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5955 — Metinvest/IISW) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

7

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 19.8.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 224/1 |
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19.8.2010

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5901 — Montagu/GIP/Greenstar)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 224/01

On 3 August 2010, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M5901. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M5901. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 224/02

| Date of adoption of the decision | 6.7.2010 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 568/09 |
| Member State | Poland |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Pomoc publiczna w zakresie wspierania kultury i dziedzictwa kulturowego w ramach Programu Operacyjnego „Innowacyjna Gospodarka” |
| Legal basis | Rozporządzenie Ministra Sportu i Turystyki w sprawie szczegółowego przeznaczenia, warunków i trybu udzielania pomocy publicznej na wspieranie inwestycji w produkty turystyczne o znaczeniu ponadregionalnym w zakresie wspierania kultury i dziedzictwa kulturowego w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Innowacyjna Gospodarka, 2007–2013 (projekt z dnia 5 czerwca 2009 r.). |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Culture |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: PLN 298 million |
| Intensity | 85 % |
| Duration (period) | Until 31.12.2013 |
| Economic sectors | Recreational, cultural sporting activities |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministry of Regional Development |
| ul. Wspólna 2/4 |
| 00-926 Warszawa |
| POLSKA/POLAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

6.7.2010

Reference number of State Aid

N 568/09

Member State

Poland

Region

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Pomoc publiczna w zakresie wspierania kultury i dziedzictwa kulturowego w ramach Programu Operacyjnego „Innowacyjna Gospodarka”

Legal basis

Rozporządzenie Ministra Sportu i Turystyki w sprawie szczegółowego przeznaczenia, warunków i trybu udzielania pomocy publicznej na wspieranie inwestycji w produkty turystyczne o znaczeniu ponadregionalnym w zakresie wspierania kultury i dziedzictwa kulturowego w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Innowacyjna Gospodarka, 2007–2013 (projekt z dnia 5 czerwca 2009 r.).

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Culture

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: PLN 298 million

Intensity

85 %

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Recreational, cultural sporting activities

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministry of Regional Development

ul. Wspólna 2/4

00-926 Warszawa

POLSKA/POLAND

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 20.7.2010 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 145/10 |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Sachsen |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Förderung von Qualifizierungsmaßnahmen für Gefangene in Sachsen |
| Legal basis | §§ 23 und 44 Sächsische Haushaltsordnung — SäHO; Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums der Justiz zur Förderung von aus dem Europäischen Sozialfonds mitfinanzierten Vorhaben zur beruflichen Qualifizierung von Gefangenen (ESF-Richtlinie Qualifizierung Gefangener) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Employment, Training |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 5,5 million
  Overall budget: EUR 38,62 million |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | 2007-2013 |
| Economic sectors | Education |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Sächsische Aufbaubank — Förderbank (SAB) |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

20.7.2010

Reference number of State Aid

N 145/10

Member State

Germany

Region

Sachsen

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Förderung von Qualifizierungsmaßnahmen für Gefangene in Sachsen

Legal basis

§§ 23 und 44 Sächsische Haushaltsordnung — SäHO; Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums der Justiz zur Förderung von aus dem Europäischen Sozialfonds mitfinanzierten Vorhaben zur beruflichen Qualifizierung von Gefangenen (ESF-Richtlinie Qualifizierung Gefangener)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Employment, Training

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 5,5 million

Overall budget: EUR 38,62 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

2007-2013

Economic sectors

Education

Name and address of the granting authority

Sächsische Aufbaubank — Förderbank (SAB)

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 28.6.2010 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 202/10 |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Recapitalisation of Cajasur |
| Legal basis | Articulo 7 del Real Decreto ley 9/2009, sobre reestructuración bancaria y reforzamiento de los recursos propios de las entidades de crédito |
| Type of measure | Individual aid |
| Objective | Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 2 300 million |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | — |
| Economic sectors | Financial intermediation |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Spanish Minister of Finance |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

28.6.2010

Reference number of State Aid

N 202/10

Member State

Spain

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Recapitalisation of Cajasur

Legal basis

Articulo 7 del Real Decreto ley 9/2009, sobre reestructuración bancaria y reforzamiento de los recursos propios de las entidades de crédito

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 2 300 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

—

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of the granting authority

Spanish Minister of Finance

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 19.8.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 224/4 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

18 August 2010

2010/C 224/03

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2880 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 109,93 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4497 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,82330 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,4453 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,3423 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,9300 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,816 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 278,37 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7084 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,9414 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,2385 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,9285 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4271 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3236 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,0087 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7940 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7369 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 512,47 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,3375 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,7477 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,2735 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 547,73 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,0514 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 58,068 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 39,1614 |
| THB | Thai baht | 40,720 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,2554 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,1869 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 59,8800 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2880

JPY

Japanese yen

109,93

DKK

Danish krone

7,4497

GBP

Pound sterling

0,82330

SEK

Swedish krona

9,4453

CHF

Swiss franc

1,3423

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,9300

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,816

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

278,37

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7084

PLN

Polish zloty

3,9414

RON

Romanian leu

4,2385

TRY

Turkish lira

1,9285

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4271

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3236

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,0087

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7940

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7369

KRW

South Korean won

1 512,47

ZAR

South African rand

9,3375

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,7477

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,2735

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 547,73

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,0514

PHP

Philippine peso

58,068

RUB

Russian rouble

39,1614

THB

Thai baht

40,720

BRL

Brazilian real

2,2554

MXN

Mexican peso

16,1869

INR

Indian rupee

59,8800

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 19.8.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 224/5 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5911 — TenneT/Elia/Gasunie/APX-Endex)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 224/04

| 1. | On 11 August 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings TenneT (‘TenneT’, the Netherlands), Gasunie (‘Gasunie’, the Netherlands) and Elia (‘Elia’, Belgium) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over APX (‘APX’, the Netherlands), currently jointly controlled by TenneT and Gasunie, following the acquisition of all shares by APX in Belpex (‘Belpex’, Belgium) currently controlled by Elia. |
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On 11 August 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings TenneT (‘TenneT’, the Netherlands), Gasunie (‘Gasunie’, the Netherlands) and Elia (‘Elia’, Belgium) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over APX (‘APX’, the Netherlands), currently jointly controlled by TenneT and Gasunie, following the acquisition of all shares by APX in Belpex (‘Belpex’, Belgium) currently controlled by Elia.

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






  — | APX is an energy exchange offering a trading platform and services related to trading energy, both for spot power (electricity) and gas in the Netherlands, the UK and Belgium, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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APX is an energy exchange offering a trading platform and services related to trading energy, both for spot power (electricity) and gas in the Netherlands, the UK and Belgium,

| — | Belpex operates an energy exchange offering a trading platform and services related to trading electricity in Belgium, |
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Belpex operates an energy exchange offering a trading platform and services related to trading electricity in Belgium,

| — | TenneT, entity controlled by the State of the Netherlands (Ministry of Finance), is primarily active as the transmission system operator of the extra-high and high voltage electricity transmission networks in the Netherlands and one of the four electricity transmission networks in Germany (Transpower), |
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TenneT, entity controlled by the State of the Netherlands (Ministry of Finance), is primarily active as the transmission system operator of the extra-high and high voltage electricity transmission networks in the Netherlands and one of the four electricity transmission networks in Germany (Transpower),

| — | Elia is primarily active as the electricity transmission system operator in Belgium and jointly controls one of the four electricity transmission network in Germany (50Hertz), |
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Elia is primarily active as the electricity transmission system operator in Belgium and jointly controls one of the four electricity transmission network in Germany (50Hertz),

| — | Gasunie, an entity controlled by the State of the Netherlands (Ministry of Finance), is the system operator of one of the largest gas networks in Europe, comprised of pipelines and connected installations in the Netherlands and Northern Germany. |
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Gasunie, an entity controlled by the State of the Netherlands (Ministry of Finance), is the system operator of one of the largest gas networks in Europe, comprised of pipelines and connected installations in the Netherlands and Northern Germany.

| 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.5911 — TenneT/Elia/Gasunie/APX-Endex, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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.5911 — TenneT/Elia/Gasunie/APX-Endex, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5955 — Metinvest/IISW)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 224/05

| 1. | On 11 August 2010 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Metinvest BV (‘Metinvest’, the Netherlands), controlled by SCM holding (‘SCM’, Ukraine) and Energees Investment Limited (‘Energees’, Cyprus/Ukraine) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of CJSC Ilyich Steel and OSC Ilyich Iron and Steel Works (both referred to as ‘IISW’, Ukraine), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 11 August 2010 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Metinvest BV (‘Metinvest’, the Netherlands), controlled by SCM holding (‘SCM’, Ukraine) and Energees Investment Limited (‘Energees’, Cyprus/Ukraine) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of CJSC Ilyich Steel and OSC Ilyich Iron and Steel Works (both referred to as ‘IISW’, Ukraine), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Metinvest: active at all stages of the steel production and trading chain, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Metinvest: active at all stages of the steel production and trading chain,

| — | for SCM: a privately owned conglomerate, active inter alia in mining, metallurgy, energy, real estate and finance, |
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for SCM: a privately owned conglomerate, active inter alia in mining, metallurgy, energy, real estate and finance,

| — | for Energees: a privately owned conglomerate whose main activities focus on mining and metallurgy, |
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for Energees: a privately owned conglomerate whose main activities focus on mining and metallurgy,

| — | for IISW: active in the production and sale of semi-finished and flat steel products. |
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for IISW: active in the production and sale of semi-finished and flat steel products.

| 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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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.

| 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.5955 — Metinvest/IISW, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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.5955 — Metinvest/IISW, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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