# C_2015390EN.01002401.xml

| 24.11.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 390/24 |
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24.11.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 390/24

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7748 — Magna/Getrag)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 390/07)

| 1. | On 12 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 Magna International Inc. (‘Magna’, Canada) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking GETRAG Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG (‘GETRAG’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 12 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 Magna International Inc. (‘Magna’, Canada) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking GETRAG Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG (‘GETRAG’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Magna: the manufacture and supply, at a global level, of a wide range of automotive components that relate to various parts of the vehicle, including the body, chassis, exterior, seating, powertrain, electronics, vision, and closure and roof systems,
  —   for GETRAG: the manufacture and supply, at a global level, of transmission systems for passenger cars, light commercial vehicles and motorcycles and the provision of related after sales services. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Magna: the manufacture and supply, at a global level, of a wide range of automotive components that relate to various parts of the vehicle, including the body, chassis, exterior, seating, powertrain, electronics, vision, and closure and roof systems,

for Magna

—   for GETRAG: the manufacture and supply, at a global level, of transmission systems for passenger cars, light commercial vehicles and motorcycles and the provision of related after sales services.

for GETRAG

| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7748 — Magna/Getrag, 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7748 — Magna/Getrag, 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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