26.10.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 312/25

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7031 — EURENCO/MAXAMCHEM/MANUCO)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 312/14

1.

On 21 October 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which EURENCO SA (‘EURENCO’, France), belonging to SNPE Group and MAXAMCHEM S.L. (‘MAXAMCHEM’, Spain), belonging to the Maxam Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control by way of agreement in a joint venture, MANUCO SA (‘MANUCO’, France), performing on a lasting basis all the functions of an autonomous economic entity.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for EURENCO: manufacturing and sales of energetic materials for the production of warheads, ammunition and pyrotechnical devices for military and civil use,

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for MAXAMCHEM: manufacturing, purchasing and sales of chemical products. It belongs to the Maxam Group which is principally active in civil explosives, hunting and sport cartridges, as well as in defence systems,

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for MANUCO: manufacturing and sale of energetic nitrocellulose.

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.7031 — EURENCO/MAXAMCHEM/MANUCO, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

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’).