24.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 207/14

1.

On 16 June 2015, 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 Harng Central Department Store Ltd (Thailand) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking KS Premium Holding GmbH (Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Harng Central Department Store Ltd: conglomerate holding company active in merchandising, real estate, retailing, hospitality and restaurants,

—   for KS Premium Holding GmbH: holding company of three department stores in Germany (‘KaDeWe’ in Berlin, ‘Oberpollinger’ in Munich and ‘Alsterhaus’ in Hamburg).

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. 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 this Notice.

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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7668 — Harng Central Department Store/KS Premium Holding, to the following address: