# C_2015275EN.01000601.xml

| 20.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 275/6 |
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20.8.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 275/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7538 — Knorr-Bremse/Vossloh)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 275/04)

| 1. | On 10 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 undertaking KB Holding GmbH (‘KB’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Vossloh Aktiengesellschaft (‘Vossloh’, Germany), by way of acquisition of shares. |
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On 10 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 undertaking KB Holding GmbH (‘KB’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Vossloh Aktiengesellschaft (‘Vossloh’, Germany), by way of acquisition of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for KB: holding company of Knorr-Bremse AG (Germany), manufacturer of braking systems and other subsystems for rail and commercial vehicles;
  —   for Vossloh: manufacture of rail infrastructure and rail technology, including locomotives, provision of related services. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for KB: holding company of Knorr-Bremse AG (Germany), manufacturer of braking systems and other subsystems for rail and commercial vehicles;

for KB

—   for Vossloh: manufacture of rail infrastructure and rail technology, including locomotives, provision of related services.

for Vossloh

| 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.7538 — Knorr-Bremse/Vossloh 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.7538 — Knorr-Bremse/Vossloh 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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