Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7501 — China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute/Wärtsilä Technology/CSSC Wärtsilä Engine) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle, shipbuilding, technology








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3.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 74/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7501 — China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute/Wärtsilä Technology/CSSC Wärtsilä Engine)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 74/08)






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On 23 February 2015, 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 China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute Co., Ltd (‘CSPI’, China), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (‘CSSC’, China) ultimately controlled by the Chinese state, and Wärtsilä Technology Oy Ab (Finland), a subsidiary of Wärtsilä Corporation (‘Wärtsilä’, Finland), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created undertaking CSSC Wärtsilä Engine (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (‘JV’, China) by way of purchase of shares.










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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for CSSC: CSSC is active in shipbuilding and in the production of marine-related equipment, as well as in non-marine related activites such as aerospace, construction and power generation,
—   for Wärtsilä: Wärtsilä supplies ship power for builders, owers and operators of vessels and offshore installations. It has a global service network for customers' ship machinery at every lifecycle stage and it is a provider of power plants, operations and lifetime care services in decentralised power generation,
—   for JV: the JV will manufacture and sell in China 4-stroke medium speed diesel and dual fuel engines.










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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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number Case M.7501 — China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute/Wärtsilä Technology/CSSC Wärtsilä Engine 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.