7.6.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 161/28

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6552 — Metso Power Oy/MW Power Oy)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 161/09

1.

On 30 May 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Metso Power Oy (‘Metso Power’, Finland), belonging to the Metso Corporation (Finland), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking MW Power Oy (‘MW Power’, Finland) by way of purchase of shares and securities. MW Power is currently jointly controlled by Metso Power and Wärtsilä Finland Oy.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Metso Power: active in the production of large and extra large biomass boiler plants and boiler systems for the paper and pulp industry,

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for MW Power: designs, manufactures, markets and sells medium- and small scale heat and power plants, focusing mainly on renewable fuel solutions.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 the EC Merger Regulation (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 COMP/M.6552 — Metso Power Oy/MW Power Oy, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).