9.11.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 412/27

1.

On 31 October 2016, 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 SHV Holdings (‘SHV’, the Netherlands), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking NV Deli Home and Garden (‘Deli’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for SHV: the trade in and distribution of LPG, exploration and production of oil and gas, self-service wholesale, heavy transportation, industrial services, animal nutrition and fish feed, and private equity activities,

—   for Deli: supplier of constructive and decorative home and garden building materials to DIY (‘do-it-yourself’) chains and garden centres throughout Europe. Deli also supplies to business to business (‘B2B’) resellers such as builders’ merchants, landscaping supply resellers and specialty stores.

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.8249 — SHV/Deli Home and Garden, to the following address: