9.11.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 377/26

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8687 — Prisko/OKD Nástupnická)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 377/16)

1.

On 30 October 2017, 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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Prisko a.s (‘Prisko’, Czech Republic)

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OKD Nástupnická a.s (‘OKD’, Czech Republic)

Prisko acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of OKD. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Prisko manages assets of the the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic,

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OKD is active in the the market of extraction and sale of coal.

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.

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. The following reference should always be specified:

M.8687 — Prisko/OKD Nástupnická

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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