25.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 209/9

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 Saint-Gobain SA (‘Saint-Gobain’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Sika AG (‘Sika’, Switzerland), by way of purchase of all shares in Schenkler-Winkler Holding AG.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Saint-Gobain: manufacturing of glass, high performance materials, construction products (including mortars) and glass packaging, as well as distribution of building materials,

—   for Sika: manufacturing of specialty chemicals, in particular construction chemicals, sealants and adhesives, manufacturing of mortars.

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.7498 — Compagnie de Saint-Gobain/Sika, to the following address: