CELEX: 32016M7923
Language: en
Date: 2016-03-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 08/03/2016 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.7923 - LKQ CORPORATION / RHIAG GROUP) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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                                        Brussels, 8.3.2016
                                        C(2016) 1558 final

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|To the notifying party:                                              |                                                                      |

Dear Sirs,

Subject:    Case M.7923 - LKQ CORPORATION / RHIAG GROUP
         Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004[1] and Article 57 of the Agreement on the
         European Economic Area[2]

 1. On 12 February 2016, the European Commission received notification of  a  proposed  concentration  pursuant  to  Article  4  of  the  Merger
    Regulation by which LKQ Italia S.r.l. (Italy), controlled by LKQ Corporation ("LKQ", United States of America) acquires within  the  meaning
    of Article 3(1)(b) of the  Merger Regulation control of the whole of Rhiag Group ("Rhiag", Italy) by way of purchase of shares.[3]

 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

    - for LKQ : distribution of car parts, including replacement parts, components and systems used in the repair and maintenance  of  passenger
         and light commercial vehicles and to a limited extent for the heavy commercial vehicles, as  well  as  specialty  vehicle  products  and
         accessories;

    - for Rhiag : distribution of car parts used in the repair and maintenance of passenger and light commercial vehicles and  heavy  commercial
         vehicles.

 3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation  falls  within  the  scope  of  the
    Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment  of  certain  concentrations  under
    Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.[4]

 4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose  the  notified  operation
    and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b)
    of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

                                        For the Commission
                                        (Signed)
                                        Johannes LAITENBERGER
                                        Director-General

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[1]   OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the "Merger Regulation"). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the  European  Union
    ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market"  by  "internal  market".  The
    terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.

[2]   OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 ("the EEA Agreement").

[3]   Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 64 of 19-02-2016, p.8.

[4]   OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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                                                                  PUBLIC VERSION

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