# C_2012015EN.01001001.xml

| 18.1.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 15/10 |
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18.1.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 15/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6474 — GE/Microsoft/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 15/08

| 1. | On 11 January 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 undertakings General Electric Company (‘GE’, United States) and Microsoft Corporation (‘Microsoft’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a Joint Venture (‘JV’, United States) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 11 January 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 undertakings General Electric Company (‘GE’, United States) and Microsoft Corporation (‘Microsoft’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a Joint Venture (‘JV’, United States) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for GE: the operation of various global businesses in the area of energy, healthcare, aviation, transportation, capital and home & business solutions, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for GE: the operation of various global businesses in the area of energy, healthcare, aviation, transportation, capital and home & business solutions,

| — | for Microsoft: the design, development, and supply of computer software and supply of related services on a worldwide basis, |
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for Microsoft: the design, development, and supply of computer software and supply of related services on a worldwide basis,

| — | for the JV: the creation of an extensible health intelligence platform that collects, processes, analyses and transfers relevant medical data whilst at the same time offering advanced front-end analytical tools to assist doctors and physicians. |
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for the JV: the creation of an extensible health intelligence platform that collects, processes, analyses and transfers relevant medical data whilst at the same time offering advanced front-end analytical tools to assist doctors and physicians.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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 the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6474 — GE/Microsoft/JV, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
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| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6474 — GE/Microsoft/JV, 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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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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