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| 9.1.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 6/9 |

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9231 — Viohalco Group/ACEK Group/Etem JVs)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 6/09)

1.

On 20 December 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019006EN.01000901-E0001).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

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| — | Etem Bulgaria, S.A. (‘Etem’) (Bulgaria), controlled by Viohalco, S.A. (‘Viohalco’); |

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| — | Gestamp North Europe Services, S.L. (‘Gestamp North Europe Services’) (Spain), controlled by ACEK Desarrollo y Gestión Industrial, S.L. (the ‘ACEK Group’); |

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| — | Gestamp Etem Automotive Bulgaria (‘PostOps JVC Bulgaria’) and Etem Gestamp Aluminum Extrusions (‘Production JVC’ and together with PostOps JVC Bulgaria, the ‘JVs’), currently solely controlled by Etem. |

Etem and Gestamp North Europe Services acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JVs.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in two newly created companies constituting two interrelated joint ventures.

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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Etem: its activities cover, inter alia, aluminium solutions and aluminium extrusions for various applications,

—   for Gestamp North Europe Services: it engages in the design, development and manufacture of metal components and structural systems for the automotive industry.

—   for PostOps JVC Bulgaria: it will manufacture aluminium extruded profiles.

—   for Production JVC: it will comercialise and industrialise certain post-extrusion activities on extruded profiles.

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)](#ntr2-C_2019006EN.01000901-E0002) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

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. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9231 — Viohalco Group/ACEK Group/Etem JVs

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

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| Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
| Fax +32 22964301 |
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| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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[(1)](#ntc1-C_2019006EN.01000901-E0001)  [OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_024_R_TOC) (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

[(2)](#ntc2-C_2019006EN.01000901-E0002)  [OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOC_2013_366_R_TOC).

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