CELEX: 32011M6326
Language: en
Date: 2011-08-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 23/08/2011 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.6326 - STANLEY BLACK & DECKER / NISCAYAH GROUP) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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32011M6326

Commission Decision of 23/08/2011 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.6326 - STANLEY BLACK & DECKER / NISCAYAH GROUP) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)  

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            Brussels , 23.08.2011
             C(2011) 6108
             PUBLIC VERSION
             SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE
             To the notifying party
             Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),
             Subject: Case No COMP/M.6326 - STANLEY BLACK & DECKER / NISCAYAH GROUP Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004  [1] 
            1.  On 22.07.2011, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the  Merger Regulation control of the whole of Niscayah Group AB (Sweden) by way of public bid announced on 27 June 2011 [2]  . 
            2.  The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
              - Stanley Black & Decker: hard tools and engineered solutions for industrial,   construction, do-it yourself (DIY) use, fastening and assembly systems, and   security solutions mainly for commercial applications.
              - Niscayah Group AB: fire protection solutions, video-surveillance systems, access   control equipment, as well as installation, maintenance, monitoring and alarm   response services.
            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)(i) and (ii) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [3]  .  
            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.
             For the Commission
             (signed) Alexander ITALIANER Director General
            [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]  Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C223, 29.07.2011, p.20
            [3] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.