# C_2016060EN.01001101.xml

| 16.2.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 60/11 |
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16.2.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 60/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7911 — CNCE/KM Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 60/06)

| 1. | On 9 February 2016, 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 China National Chemical Equipment Co., Ltd (‘CNCE’, China) wholly owned by China National Chemical Corporation, a state-owned enterprise, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of KraussMaffei Group GmbH (‘KM’, Germany), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 9 February 2016, 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 China National Chemical Equipment Co., Ltd (‘CNCE’, China) wholly owned by China National Chemical Corporation, a state-owned enterprise, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of KraussMaffei Group GmbH (‘KM’, Germany), by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for CNCE: principally active in the manufacture and sale of chemical production machinery, rubber production machinery, automobile parts, ship building and repairing, and the provision of engineering and trade services,
  —   for KM: principally active in the manufacture and supply of plastics and rubber processing machinery, including injection moulding, extrusion and reaction processing machines, as well as related services. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for CNCE: principally active in the manufacture and sale of chemical production machinery, rubber production machinery, automobile parts, ship building and repairing, and the provision of engineering and trade services,

for CNCE

—   for KM: principally active in the manufacture and supply of plastics and rubber processing machinery, including injection moulding, extrusion and reaction processing machines, as well as related services.

for KM

| 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 M.7911 — CNCE/KM Group, 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 M.7911 — CNCE/KM Group, 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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