Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11428 – ZGC ENV / DEUTZ CHINA / JV) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-05-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: distributor, economic concentration, electric machinery, environmental protection, joint venture, maintenance, merger control, research and development, vehicle parts








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/3515


31.5.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11428 – ZGC ENV / DEUTZ CHINA / JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3515)


1.   
On 22 May 2024, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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DEUTZ China Verwaltungs GmbH (‘DEUTZ China’, Germany), controlled by DEUTZ AG (together with affiliated companies ‘DEUTZ’, Germany),










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Zhongguancun Summit Enviro-Protection Co., Ltd (‘ZGC Env’, China), controlled by Beijing State Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (China),










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A newly created company, DEUTZ Zhongguancun Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd. (‘JV’, China).




DEUTZ China and ZGC Env will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






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DEUTZ is a manufacturer of driving systems for the off-highway sector, that develops and produces diesel, gas, hybrid, all-electric and hydrogen drive systems, used in a wide range of applications including construction equipment, agricultural machinery, material handling equipment or commercial vehicles,










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ZGC Env offers services and products in the field of environmental protection, including environmental monitoring, pollution control, disposal and resource utilization, ecological restoration services and environmental management.






3.   

The business activities of the undertaking JV will be the following: distributing gensets and possibly other applications using hydrogen internal combustion engines as an input, as well as researching and developing in these fields; repair and maintenance services, including sales of spare parts.



4.   
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 treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


5.   
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.11428 – ZGC ENV / DEUTZ CHINA / JV
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

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’).

(2)  
            OJ C 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3515/oj
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