# C_2013136EN.01002601.xml

| 15.5.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 136/26 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6827 — Honeywell/Intermec)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 136/11

| 1. | On 7 May 2013, 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 Honeywell International Inc. (‘Honeywell’, United States of America), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Intermec, Inc. (‘Intermec’, United States of America), by way of purchase of shares. The same concentration was already notified to the Commission on 15 February 2013, but subsequently withdrawn on 13 March 2013. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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Honeywell: active in aerospace products and services, automotive products, electronic materials, specialty materials, performance polymers, transportation and power systems, home and building controls, and industrial controls. Through its Automation and Control Solutions division, Honeywell is active in the manufacturing and sale of automatic data identification and data capture (‘AIDC’) equipment, including ruggedised mobile computers, laser and imager scanning engines and barcode scanners, and related services and accessories, —
Intermec: active in the manufacturing and supply of AIDC equipment, including ruggedised mobile computers, laser and imager scanning engines and barcode scanners, voice recognition systems, barcode printers and labels, radio-frequency identification systems, related services and accessories and life cycle services. | — | Honeywell: active in aerospace products and services, automotive products, electronic materials, specialty materials, performance polymers, transportation and power systems, home and building controls, and industrial controls. Through its Automation and Control Solutions division, Honeywell is active in the manufacturing and sale of automatic data identification and data capture (‘AIDC’) equipment, including ruggedised mobile computers, laser and imager scanning engines and barcode scanners, and related services and accessories, | — | Intermec: active in the manufacturing and supply of AIDC equipment, including ruggedised mobile computers, laser and imager scanning engines and barcode scanners, voice recognition systems, barcode printers and labels, radio-frequency identification systems, related services and accessories and life cycle services. |
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| — | Honeywell: active in aerospace products and services, automotive products, electronic materials, specialty materials, performance polymers, transportation and power systems, home and building controls, and industrial controls. Through its Automation and Control Solutions division, Honeywell is active in the manufacturing and sale of automatic data identification and data capture (‘AIDC’) equipment, including ruggedised mobile computers, laser and imager scanning engines and barcode scanners, and related services and accessories, | | | | |
| — | Intermec: active in the manufacturing and supply of AIDC equipment, including ruggedised mobile computers, laser and imager scanning engines and barcode scanners, voice recognition systems, barcode printers and labels, radio-frequency identification systems, related services and accessories and life cycle 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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| 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.6827 — Honeywell/Intermec, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË | 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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