Brussels, 8.3.2018

C(2018) 1554 final

To the notifying parties 

Subject:Case M.8762 - ARCELORMITTAL / CLN / CSM
Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 1 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area 2  

Dear Sir or Madam,

1.On 9 February 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings ArcelorMittal S.A. ('ArcelorMittal', Luxembourg) and C.L.N. - Coils Lamiere Nastri S.p.A. ('CLN', Italy), intend to acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Centro Servizi Metalli S.p.A. ('CSM', Italy) by way of purchase of shares. 3

2.The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-for ArcelorMittal: the production of a broad range of steel finished and semi-finished products, including flat carbon steel products and long carbon steel products and the supply of quality steel in the major global steel markets including automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging,

-for CLN: the distribution through steel service centres; steel wheel production for cars, motorcycles, commercial and industrial vehicles and the production of pressed components for cars and commercial vehicles,

-for CSM: mainly the stainless steel distribution through oxycutting centres.

3.After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 4

4.For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

For the Commission

(signed)

Johannes LAITENBERGER
Director-General

(1)

   OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the 'Merger Regulation'). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of 'Community' by 'Union' and 'common market' by 'internal market'. The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.

(2)      OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 (the 'EEA Agreement').

(3)      Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 064, 20.02.2018, p. 21.

(4)

     OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.