# C_2006014EN.01000201.xml

| 19.1.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 14/2 |
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19.1.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 14/2

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3869 — Tessenderlo/Siemens/Advanced Power/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 14/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 12 January 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Tessenderlo Chemie S.A. (‘Tessenderlo’, Belgium), Siemens Project Ventures GmbH (‘Siemens Projects’, Germany) belonging to the German group Siemens AG (‘Siemens’) and Advanced Power AG (‘AP’, Switzerland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking T-Power N.V. (‘T-Power’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 12 January 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Tessenderlo Chemie S.A. (‘Tessenderlo’, Belgium), Siemens Project Ventures GmbH (‘Siemens Projects’, Germany) belonging to the German group Siemens AG (‘Siemens’) and Advanced Power AG (‘AP’, Switzerland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking T-Power N.V. (‘T-Power’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Tessenderlo: International activities in several branches of the chemical industry; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Tessenderlo: International activities in several branches of the chemical industry;

| — | for undertaking Siemens Projects: Investment in infrastructure projects world-wide focusing on power generation, telecommunications and transport sectors; |
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for undertaking Siemens Projects: Investment in infrastructure projects world-wide focusing on power generation, telecommunications and transport sectors;

| — | for undertaking Siemens: Information and communication products, automation and control, power generation and transmission equipment, transportation, medical, lighting, financing and real estate; |
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for undertaking Siemens: Information and communication products, automation and control, power generation and transmission equipment, transportation, medical, lighting, financing and real estate;

| — | for undertaking AP: Project management, in particular power generation and related infrastructure; |
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for undertaking AP: Project management, in particular power generation and related infrastructure;

| — | for undertaking T-Power: Generation of electricity, including development, finance and construction of the power plant. |
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for undertaking T-Power: Generation of electricity, including development, finance and construction of the power plant.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3869 — Tessenderlo/Siemens/Advanced Power/JV, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Competition DG |
| Merger Registry |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3869 — Tessenderlo/Siemens/Advanced Power/JV, to the following address:

European Commission

Competition DG

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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