18.6.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 178/26

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6207 — Gestamp/TKMF)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 178/10

1.

On 10 June 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 Gestamp Automoción S.L. (‘Gestamp’, Spain), controlled by the Corporación Gestamp S.L., acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of ThyssenKrupp Metal Forming (‘TKMF’, Germany), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Gestamp: is the automotive supply division of Corporación Gestamp, active worldwide in the steel, automotive components and renewable energy sectors,

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for TKMP: is active in the manufacture and sale of automotive components.

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.6207 — Gestamp/TKMF, 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’).