# C_2010067EN.01002501.xml

| 18.3.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 67/25 |
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18.3.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 67/25

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5745 — AkzoNobel/Rohm and Haas powder coatings business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 67/09

| 1. | On 12 March 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking AkzoNobel N.V. (‘AkzoNobel’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation control of the whole of the powder coatings business (‘Rohm and Haas powder coatings business’, USA) of Rohm and Haas Chemicals LLC and its affiliated companies, which are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of The Dow Chemical Company, by way of purchase of shares and assets. |
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On 12 March 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking AkzoNobel N.V. (‘AkzoNobel’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation control of the whole of the powder coatings business (‘Rohm and Haas powder coatings business’, USA) of Rohm and Haas Chemicals LLC and its affiliated companies, which are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of The Dow Chemical Company, by way of purchase of shares and assets.

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






  — | for AkzoNobel: production and marketing of a wide range of paints, performance coatings and specialty chemicals, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for AkzoNobel: production and marketing of a wide range of paints, performance coatings and specialty chemicals,

| — | for Rohm and Haas powder coatings business: research, development, production, marketing and sale of powder coatings. |
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for Rohm and Haas powder coatings business: research, development, production, marketing and sale of powder coatings.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of 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 of 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.5745 — AkzoNobel/Rohm and Haas powder coatings business, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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.5745 — AkzoNobel/Rohm and Haas powder coatings business, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

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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