European Commission and Directorate-General for Competition 4 August 2016, Commission Decision of 04/08/2016 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.7973 - GERDAU / SUMITOMO / JV) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 02.08.2016 C(2016) 5158 final To the notifying parties: Dear Sirs, Subject: Case M.7973 – GERDAU / SUMITOMO / JV Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area On 7 July 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to