European Commission and Directorate-General for Competition 1 August 2016, Commission Decision of 01/08/2016 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.7984 - BRIDGESTONE / PNEUHAGE / JV) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 01.08.2016 C(2016) 5115 final To the notifying parties Dear Sirs, Subject: Case M.7984 – BRIDGESTONE / PNEUHAGE / 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 4 July 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to