# C_2013330EN.01001101.xml

| 14.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 330/11 |
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14.11.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 330/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6996 — Secop/ACC Austria)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 330/10

| 1. | On 6 November 2013, 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 Secop GmbH (‘Secop’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3 (1) (b) of the Merger Regulation the sole control of certain assets of ACC Austria GmbH (‘ACC Austria’, Austria). |
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On 6 November 2013, 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 Secop GmbH (‘Secop’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3 (1) (b) of the Merger Regulation the sole control of certain assets of ACC Austria GmbH (‘ACC Austria’, Austria).

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Secop: production and supply of compressors for refrigeration purposes in household refrigerators and freezers, light commercial cooling applications and mobile applications, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Secop: production and supply of compressors for refrigeration purposes in household refrigerators and freezers, light commercial cooling applications and mobile applications,

| — | for ACC Austria: production and supply of compressors for refrigeration purposes in household refrigerators and freezers. |
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for ACC Austria: production and supply of compressors for refrigeration purposes in household refrigerators and freezers.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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 the EC 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 number COMP/M.6996 — Secop/ACC Austria, 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 number COMP/M.6996 — Secop/ACC Austria, 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 ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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