# C_2018019EN.01001901.xml

| 19.1.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 19/19 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8480 — Praxair/Linde)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 19/08)

| 1. | On 12 January 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004( 1 ).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:
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Praxair, Inc. (‘Praxair’, United States), —
Linde AG (‘Linde’, Germany). Praxair enters into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation with Linde.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company. | — | Praxair, Inc. (‘Praxair’, United States), | — | Linde AG (‘Linde’, Germany). |
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| — | Praxair, Inc. (‘Praxair’, United States), | | | | |
| — | Linde AG (‘Linde’, Germany). | | | | |

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Praxair: supply of industrial gases, medical gases, speciality gases and related services, as well as surface coating technologies,
—   for Linde: supply of industrial gases, medical gases, speciality gases and related services, including engineering. |
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| 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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| 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.8480 — Praxair/Linde
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË | E-mail: | COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu | Fax | +32 22964301 | Postal 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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