12.12.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 444/24

1.

On 4 December 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (‘MHI’, Japan) and Mitsubishi Corporation (‘MC’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over MHI Compressor International Corporation (‘MCO-I’, USA).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for MHI: international supplier of heavy industrial machinery, active in the business of shipbuilding and ocean development, power systems, nuclear energy systems, compressors and compressor trains, turbines, machinery and steel,

—   for MC: involved in global trading activities including complex project management, strategic finance and investment, marketing, distribution and procurement services,

—   For MCO-I: active in North American in the sales and marketing of compressors and compressor trains and related after-sales services.

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 procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7467 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/Mitsubishi Corporation/MHI Compressor International to the following address: