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Brussels, 30.01.2013

C(2013) 588

PUBLIC VERSION

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

|To the notifying parties: |

Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6804 – MITSUBISHI CORPORATION / MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION / MELCO ELEVATOR VIETNAM Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 3 January 2013, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Mitsubishi Corporation ("MC", Japan) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation ("MELCO", Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of MELCO Elevator Vietnam Co. Ltd. ("VMEC", Vietnam) by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for MC: general trading company active in various industries including energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and general merchandise,

- for MELCO: manufacture and sale of electric and electronic equipment used in energy and electric systems, industrial automation, information and communication systems, electronic devices and home appliances,

- for VMEC: supply, installation, maintenance and repair of elevators, escalators and moving walkways as well as manufacture and selling of relevant components and product parts in Vietnam [2] .

3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(a) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [3] .

4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.

For the Commission

(signed)

Alexander ITALIANER Director General

[1]OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ("the Merger Regulation"). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market" by "internal market". The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.

[2] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 5, 10.1.2013, p. 3.

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels, 14/01/2013

C(2013)122

PUBLIC VERSION

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying parties:

Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6814 - ELAVON / BANCO SANTANDER / JV Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 06.12.2012, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 by which Banco Santander SA ("Banco Santander", Spain) and Elavon Financial Services Limited (“Elavon”, Ireland), controlled by U.S. Bancorp ("US Bancorp", USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture (the "JV", Spain) by way of purchase shares [2] .

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- Banco Santander: international banking and financial group active in Spain and internationally in retail banking, asset management, corporate and investment banking, treasury and insurance;

- Elavon : provision of merchant services in respect of card transactions to merchants at an international level; corporate trust securitization administration and related administration services for structured and securitized transactions; and corporate payment systems (including issuance of corporate bankcards) to multinational corporations and governments with complex payments processing needs;

- US Bancorp: bank holding company incorporated in Delaware;

- the JV: will be active in the market for merchant acquiring services, mainly in Spain.

3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(a) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [3] .

4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.

For the Commission

(signed) Alexander ITALIANER Director General

[1]OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ("the Merger Regulation"). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market" by "internal market". The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.

[2] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 385, 14.12.2012, p.15.

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels, 20.3.2013

C(2013) 1779 final

PUBLIC VERSION SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying parties

Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6859 - MITSUBISHI CORPORATION/ ISUZU MOTORS/ ISUZU MOTORS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 20.02.2013, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Mitsubishi Corporation ("MC", Japan) and Isuzu Motors Ltd. ("Isuzu", Japan), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Isuzu Motors India Private Ltd., ("Isuzu India", India) by way of purchase of shares [2] .

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for MC: supply of energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and general merchandise;

- for Isuzu: manufacture and supply of motor vehicles as well as engine components.

3. Isuzu India will be active in the manufacture and supply of motor vehicles and spare parts in India and possibly in other neighbouring emerging markets. Isuzu India will not be active in the EEA.

4. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(a) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [3] .

5. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.

For the Commission

(Signed) Alexander ITALIANER Director General

[1]OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ("the Merger Regulation"). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market" by "internal market". The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.

[2] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 057, 27.02.2013, p.5

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels, 19.02.2013

PUBLIC VERSION C(2013)1060 final

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying party

Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6787 – IHI CORPORATION/ IHI CHARGING SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 18.01.2013, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which which IHI Corporation (“IHI”, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of IHI Charging Systems International GmbH (“ICSI”, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. Currently ICSI is jointly controlled by IHI and Daimler AG (Germany) [2] .

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for IHI: active worldwide in aerospace, energy systems, pharmaceutical sector, social infrastructure and security related technology, distribution systems, machinery and ships;

- for ICSI: active in research and development, production, marketing and distribution of turbo chargers for automotive use in passenger cars.

3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(d) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [3] .

4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.

For the Commission (Signed) Alexander ITALIANER Director General

[1]OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ("the Merger Regulation"). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market" by "internal market". The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.

[2] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 25, 26.1.2013, p.29

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels, 06.02.2013

PUBLIC VERSION C(2013) 730

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying parties:

Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6746-MITSUI/ SEVERSTAL/ SEVERSTAL-SSC-VSEVOLOZHSK JV Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 3 January 2013, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Mitsui&Co. Ltd ("Mitsui", Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control together with OAO Severstal ("Severstal", Russia), belonging to MAA Group (Russia), of Severstal-SSC-Vsevolozhsk (the "Target") by way of purchase of shares. [2]

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for Mitsui: sale, distribution, purchase, marketing and supply of iron, steel, non-ferrous metals, electronics and chemicals, as well as the sale of motor vehicles, motorcycles and the like;

- for Severstal: production and marketing of steel products and steel related mining businesses;

- for Severstal-SSC-Vsevolozhsk: manufacturing, storing and distribution of various processed steel products mainly for the automotive manufactures.

3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5 (a) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [3] .

4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.

For the Commission

(signed)

Alexander ITALIANER Director General

[1]OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ("the Merger Regulation"). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market" by "internal market". The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.

[2] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 008, 12.1.2013, p.10.

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels, 03.06.2013

C(2013) 3449 final

PUBLIC VERSION

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying parties: | |

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Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6915 – OJSC UNIMILK COMPANY/ NDL INTERNATIONAL/ JV Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 29.04.2013, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings OJSC Unimilk Company ("OJSC Unimilk", Russia), ultimately controlled by Danone Group ("Danone", France), and NDL International, belonging to the Norbert Dentressangle Group ("NDL", France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over NDL Holding Russia BV ('NDLH Russia', the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- OJSC Unimilk is active in the production and sale of milk and dairy products. It is part of Danone, a world-wide manufacturer of food products, in particular dairy products, water, baby food and medical nutrition products.

- NDL International is a supplier of logistics services. It is part of NDL, a world-wide provider of logistics, transport and freight forwarding services.

- NDLH Russia will provide logistics and distribution of chilled food and beverage products in Russia. [2]

3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(a) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [3] .

4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.

For the Commission

(signed)

Alexander ITALIANER Director General

[1]With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market" by "internal market". The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.

[2] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 130, 07/05/2013, p.13

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels, 2.7.2013

C(2013) 4264 final

PUBLIC VERSION SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying party

Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6897 - SHELL/ REPSOL (MAJOR PART OF LNG BUSINESS) Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 31.05.2013, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Shell Gas B.V. (the Netherlands) and Shell España S.A. (Spain), ultimately controlled by Royal Dutch Shell plc ("Shell", the Netherlands), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over a significant part of the liquefied natural gas ("LNG") business division (the "Target") of Repsol S.A. (Spain) and Repsol Exploración S.A. (Spain), a wholly-controlled RSA subsidiary, by way of a purchase of shares [2] .

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for Shell: active worldwide in oil and gas exploration and production, production and marketing of liquefied natural gas, manufacturing, marketing and shipping of oil products and chemicals, and renewable energy projects;

- for the Target: active worldwide in the production and in the wholesale supply of LNG; active in Spain in the electricity generation.

3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [3] .

4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.

For the Commission

(Signed) Alexander ITALIANER Director General

[1]OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ("the Merger Regulation"). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market" by "internal market". The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.

[2] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 160, 6.6.2013, p.6

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels, 31/07/2013

C(2013) 5123 final

PUBLIC VERSION

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying party: | |

Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6972 – BC PARTNERS/ SPRINGER SCIENCE + BUSINESS MEDIA

Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 03.07.2013, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking BC European Capital IX (“BC Fund”, UK) acting by its general partner CIE Management IX Limited ("CIE IX", UK) and ultimately controlled by BC Partners Holdings Limited ("BC Partners Holdings", UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the undertaking Springer Science + Business Media AG (“SSBM”, Germany), by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- BC Partners Holdings acts as holding company of BC private equity funds;

- SSBM is active in the market for publishing of academic and professional books and journals in scientific, technical and medical fields.] [2] .

3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(b) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [3] .

4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.

For the Commission

(Signed)

Alexander ITALIANER Director General

[1]OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ("the Merger Regulation"). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market" by "internal market". The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.

[2] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 197, 10.07.2013, p.16 and 9 (HR)

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels, 02/10/2013

C(2013) 6565 final

PUBLIC VERSION

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

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To the notifying party

Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6994 - ARROW ELECTRONICS/ CSS COMPUTER SECURITY SOLUTIONS HOLDING Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

(1) On 3 September 2013, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [2] by which the undertaking Arrow Electronics, Inc. ("Arrow", USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking CSS Computer Security Solutions Holding GmbH ("CSS", Germany) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Computerlinks AG (''Computerlinks'', Germany), by way of purchase of shares [3] .

(2) The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for Arrow: global wholesale distribution of electronic components (including semiconductors and passive, electromechanical and interconnect products), enterprise computing solutions (software and hardware, including servers and data storage products) and ancillary support services to industrial and commercial users;

- for Computerlinks: global value-added wholesale distributor of enterprise computer products, focussing on the distribution of software and network equipment and related services.

(3) After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [4] .

(4) For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.

For the Commission (Signed) Alexander ITALIANER Director General

[1]OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ("the Merger Regulation"). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market" by "internal market". The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.

[2] OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the "Merger Regulation")

[3]Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 262, 11.9.2013, p.3–4

[4]OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.