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Brussels , 31.01.2012

PUBLIC VERSION C(2012)620

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying party

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

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6450 - EDF / ERSA Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 22.12.2011, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which EDF International ("EDFI"), belonging to Electricité de France S.A ("EDF", France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Elektrownia Rybnik S.A. ("ERSA", Poland) by way of purchase of shares. Currently, EDF and Energie Baden-Württemberg AG ("EnBW") jointly control ERSA. [2]

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- EDF: energy sector, including generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity.

- ERSA: mainly generation, wholesale trading and retail supply of electricity, exclusively in Poland.

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 7, 10.01.2012, p.10

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels , 4.4.2012

C(2012) 2416 final

PUBLIC VERSION SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

|To the notifying parties: |

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

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6532 - SAMSUNG GROUP / CORNING GROUP Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 5 March 2012, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd. ("SMD", South Korea) belonging to the Samsung Group, and Corning Holding Japan G.K. ("Corning", Japan) belonging to the Corning Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly-created undertaking ("the Joint Venture") by way of purchase of shares. [2]

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for SMD: manufacturing and sale of flat panel display systems, in particular film transistor liquid crystal displays (“TFT-LCD”) and organic light emitting diodes (“OLED”) displays;

- for Corning: a holding company investing in companies, which manufacture and sell TFT-LCD glass products for use in displays and which sell other products of the Corning Group in Japan;

- for the Joint Venture: manufacturing and sale of glass substrates for OLED applications in Korea.

2. 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] .

3. 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 075, 14.03.2012, p. 12

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels , 12/03/2012

C(2012) 1768

PUBLIC VERSION

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying parties: | |

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

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6499 - FCC/ MITSUI RENEWABLE ENERGY/ FCC ENERGIA Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 10/02/2012, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Mitsui Renewable Energy Europe Limited ("MREE", U.K.), belonging to the Mitsui group, and Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A. ("FCC", Spain) indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over FCC Energia, S.A. ("FCCE", Spain), by way of a purchase of shares [2] .

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for the Mitsui group: a global group active in a wide variety of businesses worldwide, ranging from product sales, worldwide logistics and financing to the development of major international infrastructures.

- for MREE: active in the generation of renewable energy.

- for FCC: active mainly in environmental services and water management, construction of large infrastructures, cement production, and renewable energy production.

- for FCCE: active in the generation and wholesale supply of electricity from renewable energies.

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 C048, 18/02/2012, p.20

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
EN

Case No COMP/M.6552 - METSO POWER/ MW POWER

Only the English text is available and authentic.

REGULATION (EC) No 139/2004

MERGER PROCEDURE

Article 6(1)(b) NON-OPPOSITION

Date: 02/07/2012

In electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32012M6552

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Brussels, 02/07/2012

C(2012) 4674

PUBLIC VERSION

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying party: | |

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

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6552 - METSO POWER/ MW POWER Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 31/05/2012, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Metso Power Oy (“Metso Power”, Finland), belonging to the Metso Corporation (Finland), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking MW Power Oy (“MW Power”, Finland), by way of purchase of shares and securities. MW Power is currently jointly controlled by Metso Power and Wärtsilä Finland Oy.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for Metso Power: active in the production of large and extra large biomass boiler plants and boiler systems for the paper and pulp industry;

- for MW Power: designs, manufactures, markets and sells medium- and small scale heat and power plants, focusing mainly on renewable fuel solutions [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(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 161, 07/06/2012, p.28

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels, 04.06.2012

C(2012) 3766 final

PUBLIC VERSION |

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SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE |

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

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6446 – PRATT & WHITNEY/ INTERNATIONAL AERO ENGINES Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 25 April 2012, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which which the undertaking Pratt & Whitney ("P&W", United States of America), belonging to United Technologies Corporation (UTC), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the International Aero Engines AG (“IAE”, Switzerland) joint venture by way of purchase of shares [2] .

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for P&W: design, manufacture, and servicing of aircraft engines, industrial gas turbines, and space propulsion systems;

- for IAE: design, production, and sale of the V2500 aircraft engine and related parts.

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 128, 3.5.2012, p. 13.

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels, 03/08/2012

C(2012) 5676

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.6656 - GUNVOR INGOLSTADT / GUNVOR DEUTSCHLAND / PETROPLUS ASSETS Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 02/07/2012, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the Gunvor Group Ltd ("Gunvor", Cyprus) will indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of all the assets of the insolvent companies Petroplus Raffinerie Ingolstadt GmbH, Petroplus Deutschland GmbH and Petroplus Bayern GmbH ("the Target Business", Germany), by way of purchase of assets [2]

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for Gunvor: active in the trade, transport and storage of crude oil, refined mineral oil products and other energy products;

- for the Target Business: refining of crude oil and marketing and distribution of mineral oil products and petrochemical products to national and international wholesalers and industrial customers, as well as small and medium sized enterprises and households

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 203, 11/07/2012, p.11

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels, 12.07.2012

PUBLIC VERSION C(2012) 5022

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying parties: | |

| |

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

Subject: Case No COMP/ M.6615 – NUVIA/ COOR/ JV Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 14.06.2012, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Nuvia Nordic AB ("Nuvia", Sweden), which is ultimately controlled by Vinci SA ("Vinci", France), and Coor Services Management Nuclear AB ("Coor", Sweden), which is ultimately controlled by Cinven Ltd. ("Cinven", United Kingdom), acquire within the meaning of 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control, by way of purchase of shares, of Nordic Nuclear Services AB ("JV", Sweden), a newly created joint venture. [2]

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- Coor is active in managing and developing service functions in offices, properties, production facilities and the public sector;

- Nuvia is active in nuclear services;

- The JV will provide nuclear services to nuclear power plants in Sweden.

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]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 182, 22/06/2012, p.14

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels, 12.07.2012

C(2012) 5021

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.6631 - PERMIRA EUROPE III/ TELEPIZZA Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 11.06.2012, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Permira Europe III Fund ("PE III", UK) ultimately controlled by Permira Holdings Limited acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Telepizza, S.A. ("Telepizza", Spain) by way of a purchase of shares. [2]

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- For PE III: private equity investment fund;

- for Telepizza: active in the restaurant sector in Spain, Portugal and Poland, currently jointly controlled by PE III and Carbal, S.A.Alix is a global firm providing corporate consulting services to businesses.

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) and (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]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 175, 19/06/2012, p.31

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels, 03/08/2012

C(2012) 5679

PUBLIC VERSION

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying party

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

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6654 - MELROSE PLC/ ELSTER GROUP SE Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 06/07/2012, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Melrose plc ("Melrose", United Kingdom) will indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Elster Group SE ("Elster", Germany), by way of purchase of shares [2] .

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for Melrose: acquisition of high quality manufacturing business with exposure to strong end-markets and provision of management services;

- for Elster: manufacture and sale of gas, electricity and water meters, and related services and products.

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 210, 12/07/2012, p.12

[3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
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Brussels, 6.6.2012

C(2012)3856

PUBLIC VERSION

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying parties:

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

Subject: Case No COMP/M.6528 - DOW EUROPE / AKSA AKRILIK / AKSA KARBON / JV Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1]

1. On 26 April 2012, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Dow Europe Holding B.V ("Dow Europe", the Netherlands), ultimately controlled by The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow", United States), and Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.S. ("Aksa Akrilik", Turkey), ultimately controlled by Akkök Sanayi Yatirim ve Gelistirme A.S. ("Akkök", Turkey) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Aksa Karbon Elyaf Sanayi Anonim Şirketi (“Aksa Karbon”, Turkey), by way of purchase of shares [2] .

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- for Dow: plastics and chemicals, agricultural sciences, hydrocarbon and energy products and services;

- for Akkök: organic, inorganic and performance chemicals; acrylic, technical and carbon fibers; generation and production of electricity; production and dying of textile yarn; real estate construction and management; and port management; and

- for Aksa Karbon: manufacture of polyacrylonitrile ("PAN")-based carbon fibers, carbon fiber intermediates and carbon fiber composites, primarily used in wind energy, transportation, automotive, infrastructure, overhead electricity transmission, and offshore oil and gas applications.

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 131, 05.05.2012, p. 4.

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