1.   

On 5 November 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

—	Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin (‘Michelin’, France),

—	Camso Inc. (‘Camso’, Canada).

Michelin acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Camso.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.   

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	Michelin manufactures tyres for cars, vans, trucks, buses, two-wheels non-motorized vehicles, two-wheels motorized vehicles, aircraft, subway trains and tramways, as well as tyres for industrial and agricultural vehicles;

—	Camso manufactures pneumatic, airless and solid tires, tracks, conversion track systems and OEM undercarriages and serves the industrial, agricultural and power-sport sectors.

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. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9121 — Michelin/Camso

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË