# C_2014330EN.01001101.xml

| 23.9.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 330/11 |
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23.9.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 330/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7330 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/Siemens/Metal Technologies JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 330/07

| 1. | On 15 September 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 undertakings Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (‘MHI’, Japan) and Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (‘Siemens’, Germany) intend to create a full-function joint venture in the metal plant building sector within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation. |
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On 15 September 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 undertakings Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (‘MHI’, Japan) and Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (‘Siemens’, Germany) intend to create a full-function joint venture in the metal plant building sector within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for MHI: manufacture and sale of a range of heavy machineries, including metal plant building in which the undertaking is active through Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc.,
  —   for Siemens: manufacture and sale of various products in the sectors of energy, healthcare, infrastructure and industry, including metal plant building in which the undertaking is active through its business unit Siemens VAI Metals Technologies,
  —   for the joint venture: metal plant building. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for MHI: manufacture and sale of a range of heavy machineries, including metal plant building in which the undertaking is active through Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc.,

for MHI

—   for Siemens: manufacture and sale of various products in the sectors of energy, healthcare, infrastructure and industry, including metal plant building in which the undertaking is active through its business unit Siemens VAI Metals Technologies,

for Siemens

—   for the joint venture: metal plant building.

for the joint venture

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 of the 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 M.7330 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/Siemens/Metal Technologies JV, 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 M.7330 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/Siemens/Metal Technologies JV, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

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