Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11622 – GP VERKEHRSWEGEBAU / EUROVIA / HANSE) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-09-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, bituminous materials, building industry, civil engineering, economic concentration, merger control, road building, service








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/5915


30.9.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11622 – GP VERKEHRSWEGEBAU / EUROVIA / HANSE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5915)


1.   
On 23 September 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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GP Verkehrswegebau GmbH (‘GP Verkehrswegebau’, Germany), ultimately controlled by Günter Papenburg AG,










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EUROVIA Industrie GmbH (‘Eurovia, Germany), ultimately controlled by Vinci S.A.,










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HANSE Asphaltmischwerke GmbH (‘HANSE’, Germany), currently jointly controlled by GP Verkehrswegebau, Eurovia and AS Bau GmbH.




GP Verkehrswegebau and Eurovia will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of HANSE.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






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GP Verkehrswegebau is active in all areas of building, civil and road construction, including service, planning and engineering services in the field of construction in Germany.










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Eurovia is active in in the construction and building material industry in Germany,










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HANSE operates six asphalt mixing plants in northeast Germany.






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 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.


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.11622 – GP VERKEHRSWEGEBAU / EUROVIA / HANSE
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/2024/5915/oj
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