CELEX: 32015M7750
Language: en
Date: 2015-10-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 28/10/2015 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.7750 - DELPHI / HELLERMANNTYTON) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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                                        Brussels, 28/10/2015
                                        C(2015) 7626 final

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Dear Sirs,

Subject:    Case M.7750 - DELPHI/ HELLERMANNTYTON
         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 2 October 2015, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation
    by which the undertaking Delphi Automotive PLC ('Delphi', United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of  Article  3(1)(b)  of  the   Merger
    Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking HellermannTyton Group PLC ('HellermannTyton',  United  Kingdom)  by  way  of  public  bid
    announced on 30 July 2015.[3]

 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

    - for Delphi: the global manufacture and supply of automotive components to original equipment manufacturers as well as the distribution  of
           automotive replacement parts. Delphi's automotive components are mainly used as part of the electrical architecture,  powertrain  and
           safety systems of vehicles;

    - for HellermannTyton: the manufacture and supply of cable  management  solutions  for  the  automotive,  electrical  and  telecommunication
           sectors. HellermannTyton's cable management solutions encompass fixings, identification, insulation and protection products,  network
           connectivity products and installer solutions.

 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 333, 9.10.2015, p. 7.

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

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                                                                  PUBLIC VERSION

                                                           SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE