Commission Decision of 21/01/2003 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.3046 - AMEC / FS) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) Official Journal 023 , 30/01/2003 P. 0010 - 0010 Commission Decision of 21/01/2003 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.3046 - AMEC / FS) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) To the notifying party. Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s), Subject: Case No. COMP/M.3046 - AMEC/FS Notification of 06/12/2002 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No.
4064/89 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities No. C 316 of 18/12/2002, p. 20. [1] OJ L 395, 30.12.1989 p. 1; corrected version OJ L 257 of 21.9.1990, p. 13, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97, OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1, corrigendum in OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17. 1. On 06.12.2002, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 by which AMEC plc acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Financière SPIE SCA ('FS') by way of purchase of shares.
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are : - AMEC plc (UK): engineering and construction - FS (France): engineering and construction 3. After examination of the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4064/89 and of paragraph 4, subparagraph c of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 [2]. [2] OJ C 217, 29.07.2000, p. 32. 4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the common market and with the EEA Agreement.
This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4064/89. For the Commission Signed, Mario MONTI Member of the Commission