# C_2015263EN.01000301.xml

| 11.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 263/3 |
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11.8.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 263/3

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7720 — Mahindra World City Developers/Sumitomo/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 263/03)

| 1. | On 3 August 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 undertakings Mahindra World City Developers Limited (‘Mahindra World City Developers’, India), belonging to the Mahindra Group of companies, and Sumitomo Corporation (‘Sumitomo’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created joint venture Mahindra Industrial Park Chennai Limited. |
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On 3 August 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 undertakings Mahindra World City Developers Limited (‘Mahindra World City Developers’, India), belonging to the Mahindra Group of companies, and Sumitomo Corporation (‘Sumitomo’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created joint venture Mahindra Industrial Park Chennai Limited.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Mahindra World City Developers: land development for industrial, commercial and residential use;
  —   for Sumitomo: provision of services and products in a variety of business sectors, including trading of metal products, transportation and construction systems, environment and infrastructure, chemicals and electronics, media, networks and lifestyle related goods, mineral resources, energy and development, marketing, sales and management of industrial parks. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Mahindra World City Developers: land development for industrial, commercial and residential use;

for Mahindra World City Developers

—   for Sumitomo: provision of services and products in a variety of business sectors, including trading of metal products, transportation and construction systems, environment and infrastructure, chemicals and electronics, media, networks and lifestyle related goods, mineral resources, energy and development, marketing, sales and management of industrial parks.

for Sumitomo

| 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 this 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 this 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.7720 — Mahindra World City Developers/Sumitomo/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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7720 — Mahindra World City Developers/Sumitomo/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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