CELEX: 32006M4231
Language: en
Date: 2006-06-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 22/06/2006 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.4231 - ARCELOR / MITSUI / AMSA JV) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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Commission Decision of 22/06/2006 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.4231 - ARCELOR / MITSUI / AMSA JV) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic)  


		Brussels, 22.06.2006SG-Greffe(2006) D/203236-203237To the notifying partiesDear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),Subject: Case No. COMP/M.4231 - ARCELOR / MITSUI / AMSA JVNotification of 16/05/2006 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [1]Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C 123, 24/05/2006, page 141. On 16/5/2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 by which the undertakings Arcelor Steel Service Centres SAS (“Arcelor Steel Service Centres”, France), belonging to the Arcelor group (“Arcelor”, Luxembourg) and Mitsui &Co UK plc , ultimately controlled by Mitsui &Co Ltd (“Mitsui”, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking AMSA Steel Service Centre (Pty) (“AMSA”, Republic of South Africa) by way of purchase of shares.2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are :- Arcelor Steel Service Centres: processing and distribution of steel:- Mitsui: world-wide trading in a number of commodities, including, without limitation, steel- AMSA: steel distribution in South Africa3. After examination of the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 and of paragraph 5, subparagraphs (a) and (b) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [2].4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the common market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004.For the Commission, signed,Philip LOWEDirector General[1] OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1[2] OJ C 56, 05.3.2005 p.32--------------------------------------------------