# C_2013318EN.01000701.xml

| 1.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 318/7 |
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1.11.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 318/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7005 — Schneider Electric/Invensys)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 318/07

| 1. | On 24 October 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 Schneider Electric SA (‘Schneider Electric’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Invensys plc (‘Invensys’, United Kingdom) by way of public bid announced on 31 July 2013. |
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On 24 October 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 Schneider Electric SA (‘Schneider Electric’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Invensys plc (‘Invensys’, United Kingdom) by way of public bid announced on 31 July 2013.

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






  — | Schneider Electric is the holding of an international group of companies that designs, manufactures and sells products and systems in energy management, electrical distribution, industrial control and automation, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Schneider Electric is the holding of an international group of companies that designs, manufactures and sells products and systems in energy management, electrical distribution, industrial control and automation,

| — | Invensys operates world-wide in the electronics and engineering areas with products such as: automation solutions, factory automation products and equipment, power control products, controls and control systems for buildings. |
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Invensys operates world-wide in the electronics and engineering areas with products such as: automation solutions, factory automation products and equipment, power control products, controls and control systems for buildings.

| 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.7005 — Schneider Electric/Invensys, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 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.7005 — Schneider Electric/Invensys, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

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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