11.9.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 262/5

1.

On 3 September 2013, 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 Holcim Beteiligungs GmbH (Deutschland), controlled by Holcim Ltd (‘Holcim’, Switzerland), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of Cemex Group's activities (‘Cemex’, Mexico) in cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates and cementitious materials in Western Germany, including a small number of plants and sites located in France and the Netherlands (together ‘Cemex West’), by way of purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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.7009 — Holcim/Cemex West, to the following address: