Commission Decision of 10/10/2003 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.3266 - CARLYLE / SAINT-GOBAIN TERREAL) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) Official Journal 249 , 17/10/2003 P. 0004 - 0004 Commission Decision of 10/10/2003 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.3266 - CARLYLE / SAINT-GOBAIN TERREAL) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) To the notifying parties Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s), Subject: Case No. COMP/M.3266 - Carlyle / Saint-Gobain Terreal Notification of 09.09.2003 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No.
4064/89 Publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities No. C 222, 18.09.2003, page 7. 1. On 09.09.2003, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 [1], as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 [2], by which the undertaking Clay Tiles Participations (Luxembourg) controlled by The Carlyle Group ("Carlyle", United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Saint-Gobain Terreal ("Terreal", France) by way of purchase of shares. [1] OJ L 395, 30.12.1989 p.
1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13. [2] OJ L 180, 9. 7. 1997, p. 1; corrigendum OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are : - for Carlyle : private investment firm; - for Terreal : roofing tiles, bricks. 2. 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 b, of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 [3]. [3] OJ C 217, 29.07.2000, p.
32. 3. 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