9.2.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 40/24

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6117 — Assa Abloy/Cardo)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 40/14

1.

On 2 February 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Assa Abloy AB (Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Cardo AB (Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Assa Abloy AB is a manufacturer and supplier of door opening solutions, i.e. electronic and mechanical security products, locks and associated products such as emergency exit devices and window hardware,

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Cardo AB is a supplier of industrial doors and logistics systems, waste water treatment systems, process equipment for the pulp and paper industry and garage doors.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6117 — Assa Abloy/Cardo, 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’).