# C_2014195EN.01000401.xml

| 25.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 195/4 |
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25.6.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 195/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7190 — Bekaert/Maccaferri/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 195/04

| 1. | On 18 June 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which NV Bekaert SA (‘Bekaert’, Belgium) and Officine Maccaferri S.p.A. (‘Maccaferri’, Italy), a wholly-owned subsidiary of S.E.C.I. S.p.A., acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 18 June 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which NV Bekaert SA (‘Bekaert’, Belgium) and Officine Maccaferri S.p.A. (‘Maccaferri’, Italy), a wholly-owned subsidiary of S.E.C.I. S.p.A., acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Bekaert: steel wire transformation and coatings,
  —   for Maccaferri: environmental engineering,
  —   for the JV: sale and distribution of various underground and tunnelling products and solutions. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Bekaert: steel wire transformation and coatings,

for Bekaert

—   for Maccaferri: environmental engineering,

for Maccaferri

—   for the JV: sale and distribution of various underground and tunnelling products and solutions.

for the JV

| 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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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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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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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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| 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 M.7190 — Bekaert/Maccaferri/JV, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7190 — Bekaert/Maccaferri/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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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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