Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8086 — Sumitomo/WW Grainger/PT Sumisho E-Commerce Indonesia JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, maintenance, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts, wholesale trade








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1.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 239/17





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8086 — Sumitomo/WW Grainger/PT Sumisho E-Commerce Indonesia JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 239/06)






1.


On 20 June 2016, 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 Sumitomo Corporation (‘SC’, Japan), PT Sumitomo Indonesia (‘SSRI’, Indonesia) controlled by Sumitomo Corporation and Monotaro Co., Ltd (‘Monotaro’, Japan) controlled by WW Grainger, Inc. acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking PT Sumisho E-Commerce Indonesia (the ‘JVC’) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Sumitomo Corporation: SC is active in integrated trading and an investment company which provides a range of services and products in Japan and around the world. It is active in various sectors, such as the trading of metal products, transportation and construction of systems, environment and infrastructure, media, network and lifestyle related products, mineral resources, energy, chemicals and electronics,
—   for PT Sumitomo Indonesia: SSRI is active in diversified business activities including the sale of a variety of products and services, import and export, trilateral trade, and domestic business investment,
—   for Monotaro Co.: Monotaro is a marketer of maintenance, repair and operations supplies to small businesses and mid-size manufacturing companies across Asia through its online channel and product catalogues.










3.


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.










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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.8086 — Sumitomo/WW Grainger/PT Sumisho E-Commerce Indonesia JV, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




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

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.