1.   

On 23 June 2021, 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:

—	Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft (Germany), (together with its affiliated companies ‘BROSE’),

—	SITECH Sp. z o. o. (Poland) (together with its affiliated companies ‘SITECH’), belonging to the group of Volkswagen AG (‘VW’, Germany).

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

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.   

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for BROSE: producer of automotive components and mechatronic systems for vehicle doors, seat structures (including integrated seat components), electric motors and electronics, including steering, braking, gearbox and motor cooling,

—	for SITECH: producer of complete vehicle seats, metal seat structures and seat structure components.

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.10232 — Brose/Sitech

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

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