# C_2012069EN.01000901.xml

| 7.3.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 69/9 |
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7.3.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 69/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6470 — TE/Deutsch)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 69/07

| 1. | On 27 February 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking TE Connectivity Ltd (2) (‘TE’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Deutsch Group SAS (‘Deutsch’, France) by way of purchase of securities. |
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On 27 February 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking TE Connectivity Ltd (2) (‘TE’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Deutsch Group SAS (‘Deutsch’, France) by way of purchase of securities.

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






  — | for TE: design, manufacture and marketing of electronic products to customers in a broad array of industries including automotive, non-automotive transportation, industrial and defence, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for TE: design, manufacture and marketing of electronic products to customers in a broad array of industries including automotive, non-automotive transportation, industrial and defence,

| — | for Deutsch: manufacture of a variety of interconnection solutions for a range of industries including defence, offshore oil and gas and non-automotive transportation. |
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for Deutsch: manufacture of a variety of interconnection solutions for a range of industries including defence, offshore oil and gas and non-automotive transportation.

| 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.6470 — TE/Deutsch, 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.6470 — TE/Deutsch, 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)  Previously known as Tyco Electronics Ltd, the company changed its name to TE Connectivity in March 2011.

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