Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7130 — Frey Automobil Holding Deutschland/Mitsubishi Motors Europe/Mitsubishi Motors Deutschland) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, distribution business, economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








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31.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 382/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7130 — Frey Automobil Holding Deutschland/Mitsubishi Motors Europe/Mitsubishi Motors Deutschland)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 382/06






1.


On 19 December 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 undertakings Frey Automobil Holding Deutschland GmbH (Germany, belonging to the Emil Frey Group) and Mitsubishi Motors Europe BV (the Netherlands, belonging to the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking MMDA Automobile GmbH (Germany) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for Frey Automobil Holding Deutschland GmbH: the wholesale distribution of motor vehicles of the ‘Subaru’ brand as well as the retail distribution of vehicles of several other car brands, both in Germany,










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for Mitsubishi Motors Europe BV: the wholesale distribution of ‘original equipment’ motor vehicle spare parts of the ‘Mitsubishi’ brand via subsidiaries in Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal,










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for MMDA Automobile GmbH: formerly named Mitsubishi Motors Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Motors Europe BV, active in the wholesale distribution of vehicles and motor vehicle spare parts of the ‘Mitsubishi’ brand as well as the retail distribution of passenger cars of the same brand, both in Germany.














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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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.










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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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7130 — Frey Automobil Holding Deutschland/Mitsubishi Motors Europe/Mitsubishi Motors Deutschland, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).