# C_2008219EN.01003601.xml

| 28.8.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 219/36 |
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28.8.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 219/36

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5303 — Arques/SHC)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 219/23)

| 1. | On 21 August 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 Arques Industries AG (‘Arques’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking SHC GmbH & Co. KG (‘SHC’, Germany), which is currently controlled by the undertaking Siemens AG (‘Siemens’, Germany), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 21 August 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 Arques Industries AG (‘Arques’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking SHC GmbH & Co. KG (‘SHC’, Germany), which is currently controlled by the undertaking Siemens AG (‘Siemens’, Germany), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Arques and its affiliated companies: restructuring of companies; wholesale and resale of information technology products, telecommunication products and home-media products, assembling of information technology products, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Arques and its affiliated companies: restructuring of companies; wholesale and resale of information technology products, telecommunication products and home-media products, assembling of information technology products,

| — | for SHC: development, manufacturing and distribution of landline and Voice over IP-phones, broad-band devices (primarily routers and gateways), home-media products (set-top boxes). |
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for SHC: development, manufacturing and distribution of landline and Voice over IP-phones, broad-band devices (primarily routers and gateways), home-media products (set-top boxes).

| 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. |
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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.

| 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.5303 — Arques/SHC, 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.5303 — Arques/SHC, 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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