# C_2012158EN.01002501.xml

| 5.6.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 158/25 |
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5.6.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 158/25

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6606 — Toshiba/IBM's Retail Stores Solutions business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 158/07

| 1. | On 24 May 2012, 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 Toshiba Tec Corporation (‘Tec’, Japan) controlled by Toshiba Corporation (‘Toshiba’, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of IBM’s Retail Store Solutions business (‘IBM RSS’, USA) by way of purchase of assets. |
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On 24 May 2012, 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 Toshiba Tec Corporation (‘Tec’, Japan) controlled by Toshiba Corporation (‘Toshiba’, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of IBM’s Retail Store Solutions business (‘IBM RSS’, USA) by way of purchase of assets.

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






  — | for Tec: manufacturing and global marketing of products and business solutions in four core areas: (i) retail solutions, (ii) office solutions, (iii) supply chain solutions and (iv) inkjet heads. Tec falls within Toshiba’s Digital Products business domain, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Tec: manufacturing and global marketing of products and business solutions in four core areas: (i) retail solutions, (ii) office solutions, (iii) supply chain solutions and (iv) inkjet heads. Tec falls within Toshiba’s Digital Products business domain,

| — | for IBM RSS: development and distribution of retail solutions, including point-of-sale (‘POS’) systems, self service systems, and related maintenance and technical support services. |
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for IBM RSS: development and distribution of retail solutions, including point-of-sale (‘POS’) systems, self service systems, and related maintenance and technical support services.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. 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 the EC Merger Regulation. 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 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6606 — Toshiba/IBM's Retail Stores Solutions business, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6606 — Toshiba/IBM's Retail Stores Solutions business, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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