21.2.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 54/6

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8283 — General Electric Company/LM Wind Power Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 54/06)

1.

On 13 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which General Electric Company (‘GE’, USA) will acquire sole control over LM Wind Power Holding A/S (‘LM’, Denmark) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, by means of purchase of shares. The same concentration was already notified to the Commission on 11 January 2017, but the notification was subsequently withdrawn on 2 February 2017.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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GE is a global manufacturing, technology and services company that is made up of a number of business units, each with its own divisions. GE’s business GE Renewable Energy produces and supplies wind turbines for onshore and offshore use on a global basis. It also services wind turbines, primarily for its own installed fleet.

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LM is a company active as regards the design, testing, manufacturing and supply of blades for wind turbines, both in the EEA and worldwide.

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.

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 M.8283 — General Electric Company/LM Wind Power Holding, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).