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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8496 — Strabag/Max Bögl International/SMB) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8496 — Strabag/Max Bögl International/SMB) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8496 — Strabag/Max Bögl International/SMB) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
OJ C 183, 29.5.2018, p. 17–17
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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29.5.2018 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 183/17 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8496 — Strabag/Max Bögl International/SMB)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 183/08)
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On 22 May 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).This notification concerns the following undertakings:
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Strabag AG (‘Strabag’, Austria), |
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Max Bögl International SE (‘Bögl’, Germany), |
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SMB Construction International GmbH (‘SMB’, Germany). |
Strabag and Bögl acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of SMB.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:— for Strabag: all areas of the building and construction industry, especially road construction, civil engineering, project management and construction materials,
— for Bögl: various segments of the construction industry, especially construction of public buildings, civil engineering and infrastructure,
— for SMB: construction of inclining curves for proving grounds for automobiles.
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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 the 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.
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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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8496 — Strabag/Max Bögl International/SMB
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
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Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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Fax +32 22964301 |
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Postal address: |
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European Commission |
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Directorate-General for Competition |
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Merger Registry |
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1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).