# C_2012075EN.01001201.xml

| 14.3.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 75/12 |
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14.3.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 75/12

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6532 — Samsung Group/Corning Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 75/06

| 1. | On 5 March 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 Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd (‘SMD’, South Korea) belonging to the Samsung Group, and Corning Holding Japan GK (‘Corning’, Japan) belonging to the Corning Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly-created undertaking (‘the Joint Venture’) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 5 March 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 Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd (‘SMD’, South Korea) belonging to the Samsung Group, and Corning Holding Japan GK (‘Corning’, Japan) belonging to the Corning Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly-created undertaking (‘the Joint Venture’) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for SMD: manufacturing and sale of flat panel display systems, in particular film transistor liquid crystal displays (‘TFT-LCD’) and organic light emitting diodes (‘OLED’) displays, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for SMD: manufacturing and sale of flat panel display systems, in particular film transistor liquid crystal displays (‘TFT-LCD’) and organic light emitting diodes (‘OLED’) displays,

| — | for Corning: a holding company investing in companies, which manufacture and sell TFT-LCD glass products for use in displays and which sell other Corning products in Japan, |
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for Corning: a holding company investing in companies, which manufacture and sell TFT-LCD glass products for use in displays and which sell other Corning products in Japan,

| — | for the Joint Venture: manufacturing and sale of glass substrates for OLED applications in Korea. |
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for the Joint Venture: manufacturing and sale of glass substrates for OLED applications in Korea.

| 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.6532 — Samsung Group/Corning Group, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6532 — Samsung Group/Corning Group, 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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