Commission Decision of 14/01/2005 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.3663 - RBI / HAWKER PACIFIC / JV) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) | |Brussels, 14/01/2005 SG-Greffe(2005) D/200199 + 200200 To the notifying party Dear Madams and Sirs, Subject : Case No. COMP/M.3663 – RBI / HAWKER PACIFIC / JV Notification of 09/12/2004 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C 312 dated 17/12/2004, page 2 1. On 09/12/2004 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No.
139/2004 by which the undertaking Aeronautical Rotor Blades Inc. (RBI, US), belonging to the Textron Group, and Hawker Pacific Pty Limited (HP, Hong-Kong), controlled by Saab AB, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking RBI Hawker Ltd by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are : - for RBI : provision of helicopter rotor blade repair and overhaul; - for HP : sale and maintenance of fixed wing aircraft and helicopters; - for RBI Hawker : provision of helicopter rotor blade repair.
1. After examination of the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 and of paragraph 5, subparagraph(s) c, of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No139/2004[2]. 2. 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 (EC) No.
139/2004. For the Commission (Signed) Neelie KROES Member of the Commission [1] OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1 [2] Available on DG COMP website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf. MERGER PROCEDURE ARTICLE 6(1)(b) DECISION SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE PUBLIC VERSION