# C_2008281EN.01001101.xml

| 5.11.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 281/11 |
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5.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 281/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5371 — Raiffeisen Informatik/PC-Ware)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 281/10)

| 1. | On 23 October 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Raiffeisen Informatik GmbH (‘Raiffeisen Informatik’, Austria) jointly controlled by Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (‘RZB’, Austria) and Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien AG (‘RLB NÖ-W’, Austria) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking PC-Ware Information Technologies AG (‘PC-Ware’, Germany) by way of public bid. |
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On 23 October 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Raiffeisen Informatik GmbH (‘Raiffeisen Informatik’, Austria) jointly controlled by Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (‘RZB’, Austria) and Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien AG (‘RLB NÖ-W’, Austria) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking PC-Ware Information Technologies AG (‘PC-Ware’, Germany) by way of public bid.

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






  — | for Raiffeisen Informatik: Information Technology (‘IT’) services, in particular management of IT systems as well as IT process management, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Raiffeisen Informatik: Information Technology (‘IT’) services, in particular management of IT systems as well as IT process management,

| — | for RZB: bank focusing on commercial and investment banking, and central institution of the Austrian Group of Raiffeisen banks, |
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for RZB: bank focusing on commercial and investment banking, and central institution of the Austrian Group of Raiffeisen banks,

| — | for RLB NÖ-W: bank and regional central institution of Raiffeisen banks of Lower Austria, |
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for RLB NÖ-W: bank and regional central institution of Raiffeisen banks of Lower Austria,

| — | for PC-Ware: sale and licensing of software as well as software management. |
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for PC-Ware: sale and licensing of software as well as software management.

| 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5371 — Raiffeisen Informatik/PC-Ware, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

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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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5371 — Raiffeisen Informatik/PC-Ware, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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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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