# C_2015375EN.01000701.xml

| 12.11.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 375/7 |
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12.11.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 375/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7817 — OBI/bauMax Standort Steyr)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 375/06)

| 1. | On 4 November 2015, 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 OBI Group Holding SE & Co. KGaA (‘OBI’, Germany) and its affiliated undertakings, belonging to the Tengelmann group (Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control bauMax Steyr, one retail store belonging to bauMax AG (Austria), by way of purchase of assets and other means. |
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On 4 November 2015, 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 OBI Group Holding SE & Co. KGaA (‘OBI’, Germany) and its affiliated undertakings, belonging to the Tengelmann group (Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control bauMax Steyr, one retail store belonging to bauMax AG (Austria), by way of purchase of assets and other means.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for OBI: operation of do-it-yourself retail stores and operation of a franchise system for do-it-yourself retail stores in several countries in Europe and in Russia,
  —   for bauMax Steyr: operation of one do-it-yourself retail store. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for OBI: operation of do-it-yourself retail stores and operation of a franchise system for do-it-yourself retail stores in several countries in Europe and in Russia,

for OBI

—   for bauMax Steyr: operation of one do-it-yourself retail store.

for bauMax Steyr

| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7817 — OBI/bauMax Standort Steyr, 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.7817 — OBI/bauMax Standort Steyr, 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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