# C_2017096EN.01000501.xml

| 28.3.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 96/5 |
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28.3.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 96/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8430 — AÜW/Siemens/egrid)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 96/06)

| 1. | On 17 March 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertaking Allgäuer Überlandwerk GmbH (‘AÜW’, Germany) and the undertaking SIEMENS AG (‘SIEMENS’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking egrid applications & consulting GmbH (‘egrid’, Germany) by way of the purchase of shares. |
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On 17 March 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertaking Allgäuer Überlandwerk GmbH (‘AÜW’, Germany) and the undertaking SIEMENS AG (‘SIEMENS’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking egrid applications & consulting GmbH (‘egrid’, Germany) by way of the purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Siemens: a global undertaking active in a range of business fields, particularly in the areas of digitalisation, automation and electrification;
  —   for AÜW: a local energy provider and operator of a distribution network in Allgäu (Germany);
  —   for egrid: consultancy services in the field of measuring, analysing and optimising distribution networks. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Siemens: a global undertaking active in a range of business fields, particularly in the areas of digitalisation, automation and electrification;

for Siemens

—   for AÜW: a local energy provider and operator of a distribution network in Allgäu (Germany);

for AÜW

—   for egrid: consultancy services in the field of measuring, analysing and optimising distribution networks.

for egrid

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

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| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit to it their observations on the proposed operation.
  Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date of publication of this notification. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8430 — AÜW/Siemens/egrid, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit to it their observations on the proposed operation.

Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date of publication of this notification. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8430 — AÜW/Siemens/egrid, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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