7.11.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 392/3

1.

On 31 October 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4, and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertaking United Technologies Corporation (‘UTC’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking CIAT (France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for UTC: provision of high technology solutions for the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. UTC’s operating unit, Carrier, manufactures and distributes heating, ventilation and air conditioning (‘HVAC’) systems,

—   for CIAT: manufacture and supply of HVAC systems.

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 number M.7375 — UTC/CIAT, to the following address: