4.2.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 28/25

1.

On 22 January 2010, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Klöckner & Co. SE, (‘Klöckner’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Köhler & Lollert oHG (‘K&L oHG’, Germany) and Umformtechnik Stendal UTS GmbH & Co. KG (‘UTS KG’, Germany) and their respective subsidiaries (together ‘Becker Group’) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

3.

On preliminary examination, the European Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the European Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

The European Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the European Commission.

Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5768 — Klöckner/Becker, to the following address: