# C_2006303EN.01001101.xml

| 13.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 303/11 |
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Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations given at its 133rd meeting on 29 June 2005 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.3653 — SIEMENS/VA Tech

(2006/C 303/10)

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notified operation constitutes a concentration within the meaning of Article 3(1)( b) of Regulation 139/2004 and that it has a Community dimension.

| 1. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that for the purposes of assessing the present operation, the relevant product markets are:
In power generation:
a)
the equipment for hydro power plants; b)
the provision of turnkey combined cycle gas-fired power plants; c)
the supply of gas turbines, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; d)
the supply of generators, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; In transmission and distribution:
e)
High voltage products (> 52kV); f)
Transformers; g)
Energy automation and — information; h)
Turnkey projects; i)
T&D services; with a possible further delineation according to individual components; the exact scope of the relevant market being left open;
In rail:
j)
Electrical traction for trams, metros, regional trains and locomotives; k)
Trams, metros, electrical and diesel powered regional trains and locomotives; l)
Catenary wire, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; m)
Rail power supply: substations, components for substations and servicing of rail power generation plants; n)
Level crossings; Frequency inverters:
o)
the exact delineation of this (these) market(s) can be left open; In metallurgy:
p)
Mechanical metallurgical plant building (limited to iron/steel or including non-ferrous metals) or mechanical metallurgical plant building per process step and metal, whereby the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; q)
Electrical metallurgical plant building (as a whole) or electrical metallurgical plant building per process area, process step and metal, or Level 1 and 2 automation of metallurgical plants (as a whole or parts thereof, for entire metallurgy or per process step and metal), or Level 3 automation, whereby the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; r)
Maintenance services for metallurgical plants; s)
Electrical plant building for non-metallurgical industrial plants, whereby the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; In LV-switchgear:
t)
Fully fitted LV-switchboards, or, in the alternative, separate for the three components ACD, MCB and MCCB; u)
Components: busways, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; v)
Components: PLC [the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open] and load feeders; In building technology and facility management:
w)
Components for building control technology, safety technology separate for fire alarm and access/intruder control and electrical installation technology; x)
Systems: entire security systems and control systems; y)
Electrical and mechanical contracting, possibly also a market for general technical contractors; z)
Facility management, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; In infrastructure and ropeways
aa)
Traffic infrastructure: Street lighting, traffic lights, parking space control, the exact delineation of these markets can be left open; bb)
Traffic control, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; cc)
Water purification plants; dd)
Electrical equipment for ropeways, the exact delineation of these markets can be left open. | a) | the equipment for hydro power plants; | b) | the provision of turnkey combined cycle gas-fired power plants; | c) | the supply of gas turbines, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | d) | the supply of generators, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | e) | High voltage products (> 52kV); | f) | Transformers; | g) | Energy automation and — information; | h) | Turnkey projects; | i) | T&D services; | j) | Electrical traction for trams, metros, regional trains and locomotives; | k) | Trams, metros, electrical and diesel powered regional trains and locomotives; | l) | Catenary wire, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | m) | Rail power supply: substations, components for substations and servicing of rail power generation plants; | n) | Level crossings; | o) | the exact delineation of this (these) market(s) can be left open; | p) | Mechanical metallurgical plant building (limited to iron/steel or including non-ferrous metals) or mechanical metallurgical plant building per process step and metal, whereby the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | q) | Electrical metallurgical plant building (as a whole) or electrical metallurgical plant building per process area, process step and metal, or Level 1 and 2 automation of metallurgical plants (as a whole or parts thereof, for entire metallurgy or per process step and metal), or Level 3 automation, whereby the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | r) | Maintenance services for metallurgical plants; | s) | Electrical plant building for non-metallurgical industrial plants, whereby the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | t) | Fully fitted LV-switchboards, or, in the alternative, separate for the three components ACD, MCB and MCCB; | u) | Components: busways, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | v) | Components: PLC [the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open] and load feeders; | w) | Components for building control technology, safety technology separate for fire alarm and access/intruder control and electrical installation technology; | x) | Systems: entire security systems and control systems; | y) | Electrical and mechanical contracting, possibly also a market for general technical contractors; | z) | Facility management, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | aa) | Traffic infrastructure: Street lighting, traffic lights, parking space control, the exact delineation of these markets can be left open; | bb) | Traffic control, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | cc) | Water purification plants; | dd) | Electrical equipment for ropeways, the exact delineation of these markets can be left open. |
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| a) | the equipment for hydro power plants; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| b) | the provision of turnkey combined cycle gas-fired power plants; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| c) | the supply of gas turbines, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| d) | the supply of generators, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| e) | High voltage products (> 52kV); | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| f) | Transformers; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| g) | Energy automation and — information; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| h) | Turnkey projects; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| i) | T&D services; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| j) | Electrical traction for trams, metros, regional trains and locomotives; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| k) | Trams, metros, electrical and diesel powered regional trains and locomotives; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| l) | Catenary wire, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| m) | Rail power supply: substations, components for substations and servicing of rail power generation plants; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| n) | Level crossings; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| o) | the exact delineation of this (these) market(s) can be left open; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| p) | Mechanical metallurgical plant building (limited to iron/steel or including non-ferrous metals) or mechanical metallurgical plant building per process step and metal, whereby the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| q) | Electrical metallurgical plant building (as a whole) or electrical metallurgical plant building per process area, process step and metal, or Level 1 and 2 automation of metallurgical plants (as a whole or parts thereof, for entire metallurgy or per process step and metal), or Level 3 automation, whereby the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| r) | Maintenance services for metallurgical plants; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| s) | Electrical plant building for non-metallurgical industrial plants, whereby the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| t) | Fully fitted LV-switchboards, or, in the alternative, separate for the three components ACD, MCB and MCCB; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| u) | Components: busways, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| v) | Components: PLC [the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open] and load feeders; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| w) | Components for building control technology, safety technology separate for fire alarm and access/intruder control and electrical installation technology; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| x) | Systems: entire security systems and control systems; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| y) | Electrical and mechanical contracting, possibly also a market for general technical contractors; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| z) | Facility management, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| aa) | Traffic infrastructure: Street lighting, traffic lights, parking space control, the exact delineation of these markets can be left open; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bb) | Traffic control, the exact delineation of this(these) market(s) can be left open; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| cc) | Water purification plants; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| dd) | Electrical equipment for ropeways, the exact delineation of these markets can be left open. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| 2. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that for the purposes of assessing the present operation, the relevant geographic markets are as follows:
a)
the markets for power generation are EEA-wide in scope; b)
the markets for T&D is EEA-wide in scope; c)
the markets for electrical traction are EEA-wide in scope; d)
the markets for trams, metros, electrical and diesel powered regional trains and locomotives are national where there is a strong national industry (here: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Spain), and the EEA for the rest; e)
the market for catenary wire is national in scope; f)
the markets for rail power supply are assessed on a national basis but it can be left open whether they are national or EEA-wide; g)
the market for level crossings is assessed on a national basis; h)
the market for frequency inverters is EEA-wide in scope; i)
the markets for electrical and mechanical metallurgical plant building are at least EEA-wide in scope, the market(s) for maintenance services is/are EEA-wide in scope, and the market(s) for non-metallurgical plant building is/are national or EEA-wide in scope; j)
the markets for LV-switchgear and components are assessed on a national basis but it can be left open whether they are national or EEA-wide; k)
the markets for building technology and facility management are assessed on a national basis but it can be left open whether they are national or EEA-wide; l)
the markets for infrastructure and ropeways are assessed on a national basis but it can be left open whether they are national or EEA-wide. | a) | the markets for power generation are EEA-wide in scope; | b) | the markets for T&D is EEA-wide in scope; | c) | the markets for electrical traction are EEA-wide in scope; | d) | the markets for trams, metros, electrical and diesel powered regional trains and locomotives are national where there is a strong national industry (here: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Spain), and the EEA for the rest; | e) | the market for catenary wire is national in scope; | f) | the markets for rail power supply are assessed on a national basis but it can be left open whether they are national or EEA-wide; | g) | the market for level crossings is assessed on a national basis; | h) | the market for frequency inverters is EEA-wide in scope; | i) | the markets for electrical and mechanical metallurgical plant building are at least EEA-wide in scope, the market(s) for maintenance services is/are EEA-wide in scope, and the market(s) for non-metallurgical plant building is/are national or EEA-wide in scope; | j) | the markets for LV-switchgear and components are assessed on a national basis but it can be left open whether they are national or EEA-wide; | k) | the markets for building technology and facility management are assessed on a national basis but it can be left open whether they are national or EEA-wide; | l) | the markets for infrastructure and ropeways are assessed on a national basis but it can be left open whether they are national or EEA-wide. |
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| a) | the markets for power generation are EEA-wide in scope; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| b) | the markets for T&D is EEA-wide in scope; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| c) | the markets for electrical traction are EEA-wide in scope; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| d) | the markets for trams, metros, electrical and diesel powered regional trains and locomotives are national where there is a strong national industry (here: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Spain), and the EEA for the rest; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| e) | the market for catenary wire is national in scope; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| f) | the markets for rail power supply are assessed on a national basis but it can be left open whether they are national or EEA-wide; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| g) | the market for level crossings is assessed on a national basis; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| h) | the market for frequency inverters is EEA-wide in scope; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| i) | the markets for electrical and mechanical metallurgical plant building are at least EEA-wide in scope, the market(s) for maintenance services is/are EEA-wide in scope, and the market(s) for non-metallurgical plant building is/are national or EEA-wide in scope; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| j) | the markets for LV-switchgear and components are assessed on a national basis but it can be left open whether they are national or EEA-wide; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| k) | the markets for building technology and facility management are assessed on a national basis but it can be left open whether they are national or EEA-wide; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| l) | the markets for infrastructure and ropeways are assessed on a national basis but it can be left open whether they are national or EEA-wide. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| 3. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notified concentration will significantly impede effective competition in a substantial part of the common market within the meaning of Article 2(3) of the Merger Regulation:
a)
In the market for hydro power generation; b)
In the market for mechanical metallurgical plant building or in the markets for mechanical plant building for steelmaking and for continuous casting. | a) | In the market for hydro power generation; | b) | In the market for mechanical metallurgical plant building or in the markets for mechanical plant building for steelmaking and for continuous casting. |
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| a) | In the market for hydro power generation; | | | | |
| b) | In the market for mechanical metallurgical plant building or in the markets for mechanical plant building for steelmaking and for continuous casting. | | | | |

| 4. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the commitments submitted by the parties are sufficient to remove:
a)
the competitive concern in the market for hydro power generation resulting from the horizontal overlap of the concentration; b)
the competitive concerns in the market(s) for metallurgical plant building resulting from horizontal effect of the concentration, in particular the privileged access of Siemens to strategic information of SMS Demag; and that, as a result, the concentration should be declared compatible with the Common Market. | a) | the competitive concern in the market for hydro power generation resulting from the horizontal overlap of the concentration; | b) | the competitive concerns in the market(s) for metallurgical plant building resulting from horizontal effect of the concentration, in particular the privileged access of Siemens to strategic information of SMS Demag; |
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| a) | the competitive concern in the market for hydro power generation resulting from the horizontal overlap of the concentration; | | | | |
| b) | the competitive concerns in the market(s) for metallurgical plant building resulting from horizontal effect of the concentration, in particular the privileged access of Siemens to strategic information of SMS Demag; | | | | |

| 5. | The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take into account all the other points raised during the discussion. |
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