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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9449 — VAG/Varta (Consumer Battery, Chargers and Portable Power and Lighting Business)) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 356/08
Date: 2019-10-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electricity storage device, electronic device, lighting equipment, merger control, supplier, vehicle parts, wholesale trade








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21.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/9






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9449 — VAG/Varta (Consumer Battery, Chargers and Portable Power and Lighting Business))
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 356/08)

1.   
On 14 October 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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Varta Aktiengesellschaft (‘VAG’, Germany),










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Varta Consumer Battery, Chargers and Portable Power and Lighting Business (‘Varta Business’), part of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (‘Energizer’, USA).




VAG acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Varta Business.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for VAG: manufacture and wholesale supply of batteries for automotive, industrial and consumer markets in the EU and worldwide,










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for Varta Business: part of Energizer, which includes Spectrum’s former Varta consumer battery, chargers and portable power and lighting business in the European, Middle Eastern and African regions.






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.



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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9449 — VAG/Varta (Consumer Battery, Chargers and Portable Power and Lighting Business)
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal 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’).