# C_2023207EN.01000401.xml

| 14.6.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 207/4 |
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14.6.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 207/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10984 – MESSER / TOYOTA TSUSHO EUROPE / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 207/03)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Messer SE & CO KGaA (‘Messer’, Germany), indirectly controlled by the Messer Industrie GmbH (Germany), |
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Messer SE & CO KGaA (‘Messer’, Germany), indirectly controlled by the Messer Industrie GmbH (Germany),

| — | Toyota Tsusho Europe S.A. (‘TTE’, Belgium), ultimately controlled by Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC, Japan), |
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Toyota Tsusho Europe S.A. (‘TTE’, Belgium), ultimately controlled by Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC, Japan),

| — | A newly created company (‘Target JV’, Germany). |
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A newly created company (‘Target JV’, Germany).

Messer and TTE will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Target JV.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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| — | Messer is a producer of industrial gases, speciality gases, medical gases and gas mixtures; |
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Messer is a producer of industrial gases, speciality gases, medical gases and gas mixtures;

| — | Toyota Tsusho Europe is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Corporation, a trading company operating globally in the metals, parts and logistics, automotive, machinery, energy and projects, chemicals and electronics, and food and consumer services sectors. |
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Toyota Tsusho Europe is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Corporation, a trading company operating globally in the metals, parts and logistics, automotive, machinery, energy and projects, chemicals and electronics, and food and consumer services sectors.

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The business activities of the newly set-up Target JV will be the following: Target JV will offer a one-stop-shop service to fleet operators, which will comprise the provision of hydrogen mobility vehicles (e.g. fuel-cell buses), maintenance and fleet management services as well as an on-site production and supply of green hydrogen. The new JV will mainly focus on projects in Europe.

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Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10984 – MESSER / TOYOTA TSUSHO EUROPE / JV

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Postal address:

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

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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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