# Official Journal C 15/2012

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  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.015.eng |
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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5518 January 2012 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.015.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 15

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5518 January 2012

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2012/C 015/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6267 — Volkswagen/MAN) (
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  ) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2012/C 015/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6267 — Volkswagen/MAN) (
  1
  )

1

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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2012/C 015/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2012/C 015/03 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 | 3 |
| 2012/C 015/04 | Glitnir hf — Announcement of additional business to be considered at Creditors Meeting | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2012/C 015/02

Euro exchange rates

2

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2012/C 015/03

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

3

2012/C 015/04

Glitnir hf — Announcement of additional business to be considered at Creditors Meeting

5

| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | Council |
| 2012/C 015/05 | Open call — European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) | 6 |
| | European Commission |
| 2012/C 015/06 | Call for proposals under the work programme People of the Seventh EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities | 8 |
| 2012/C 015/07 | Call for proposals under the work programme of the Seventh EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities | 9 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2012/C 015/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6474 — GE/Microsoft/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 10 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Council

2012/C 015/05

Open call — European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)

6

European Commission

2012/C 015/06

Call for proposals under the work programme People of the Seventh EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities

8

2012/C 015/07

Call for proposals under the work programme of the Seventh EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities

9

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2012/C 015/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6474 — GE/Microsoft/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6267 — Volkswagen/MAN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 15/01

On 26 September 2011, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6267. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6267. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

17 January 2012

2012/C 15/02

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2790 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 98,20 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4353 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,83045 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,8376 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2090 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,6635 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,650 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 310,93 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7001 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3697 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,3344 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,3523 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,2279 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,2949 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,9328 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5981 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6413 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 462,15 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 10,2672 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,0814 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5445 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 645,75 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 3,9873 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 55,780 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 40,2978 |
| THB | Thai baht | 40,669 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,2661 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,2281 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 64,7780 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2790

JPY

Japanese yen

98,20

DKK

Danish krone

7,4353

GBP

Pound sterling

0,83045

SEK

Swedish krona

8,8376

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2090

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,6635

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,650

HUF

Hungarian forint

310,93

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7001

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3697

RON

Romanian leu

4,3344

TRY

Turkish lira

2,3523

AUD

Australian dollar

1,2279

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,2949

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,9328

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5981

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6413

KRW

South Korean won

1 462,15

ZAR

South African rand

10,2672

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,0814

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5445

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 645,75

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

3,9873

PHP

Philippine peso

55,780

RUB

Russian rouble

40,2978

THB

Thai baht

40,669

BRL

Brazilian real

2,2661

MXN

Mexican peso

17,2281

INR

Indian rupee

64,7780

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

2012/C 15/03

Aid No: SA.33898 (11/XA)

Member State: Italy

Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Regolamento recante criteri e modalità per l'attuazione degli interventi a favore dell'innovazione per investimenti nel settore della produzione primaria di prodotti agricoli.

Legal basis: Legge regionale 10 novembre 2005, n. 26 (Disciplina generale in materia di innovazione, ricerca scientifica e sviluppo tecnologico) — articolo 17.

DGR n. 1971 del 21 ottobre 2011 di approvazione del regolamento recante criteri e modalità per l'attuazione degli interventi a favore dell'innovazione per investimenti nel settore della produzione primaria di prodotti agricoli.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: EUR 0,80 million

Maximum aid intensity: 60 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 10 January 2012-31 December 2013

Objective of aid: Investment in agricultural holdings (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Direzione centrale risorse rurali, agroalimentari e forestali |
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| Servizio investimenti aziendali e sviluppo agricolo |
| Via Sabbadini 31 |
| 33100 Udine UD |
| ITALIA |

Direzione centrale risorse rurali, agroalimentari e forestali

Servizio investimenti aziendali e sviluppo agricolo

Via Sabbadini 31

33100 Udine UD

ITALIA

Website: http://www.regione.fvg.it/asp/delibereInternet/asp/internet/layout2008_2.asp?pag=1&num=1971&tx_dataDel=&key=&uf=&btnCerca=vai

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Aid No: SA.34103 (11/XA)

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Scotland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Dothistroma Needle Blight Support Scheme (Scotland)

Legal basis: Forestry Act 1979 1(1)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company:

| | Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking: GBP 0 million |
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Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking: GBP 0 million

| | Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: GBP 0,70 million |
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Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: GBP 0,70 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 11 January 2012-31 December 2013

Objective of aid: Plant diseases — pest infestations (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Forestry Commission Scotland |
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| Silvan House |
| 231 Corstorphine Road |
| Edinburgh |
| EH12 6AN |
| UNITED KINGDOM |

Forestry Commission Scotland

Silvan House

231 Corstorphine Road

Edinburgh

EH12 6AN

UNITED KINGDOM

Website: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-8PLEY5

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Aid No: SA.34114 (11/XA)

Member State: France

Region: Bouches-du-Rhône

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aide relative aux pertes dues aux pluies excessives et aux orages de grêle des 28, 29 avril et du 2 au 5 juin 2011.

Legal basis:

| — | Arrêté préfectoral du 3 octobre 2011 portant déclaration de sinistre suite aux excès de pluies et aux orages de grêle des 28, 29 avril 2011 et du 2 au 5 juin 2011. |
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Arrêté préfectoral du 3 octobre 2011 portant déclaration de sinistre suite aux excès de pluies et aux orages de grêle des 28, 29 avril 2011 et du 2 au 5 juin 2011.

| — | Délibération du Conseil général des Bouches-du-Rhône. |
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Délibération du Conseil général des Bouches-du-Rhône.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company:

| | Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking: EUR 0,60 million |
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Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking: EUR 0,60 million

| | Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: EUR 0,60 million |
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Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: EUR 0,60 million

Maximum aid intensity: 80 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2012

Objective of aid: Adverse climatic events (Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Monsieur le Président du Conseil général des Bouches-du-Rhône |
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| Direction de l'agriculture et du tourisme |
| Hôtel du Département |
| 52 avenue de Saint-Just |
| 13256 Marseille Cedex 20 |
| FRANCE |

Monsieur le Président du Conseil général des Bouches-du-Rhône

Direction de l'agriculture et du tourisme

Hôtel du Département

52 avenue de Saint-Just

13256 Marseille Cedex 20

FRANCE

Website: http://www.cg13.fr/amenagement-du-territoire/agriculture/aides-agricoles/

Other information: —

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Glitnir hf — Announcement of additional business to be considered at Creditors Meeting

2012/C 15/04

A meeting has been convened of creditors of Glitnir hf, Regulation No 550500-3530, of Sóltún 26, Reykjavík, Iceland on Tuesday, 31 January 2012, at 10:00 am at Grand Hótel Reykjavík, Sigtúni 38, Reykjavík, Iceland. This meeting of creditors was convened at the preceding meeting of creditors of Glitnir hf held on 31 August 2011.

In addition to the ordinary business of the meeting to be held on 31 January 2012, the meeting of creditors will consider a proposal for payment of a distribution to priority creditors in the winding-up proceedings of Glitnir hf. A letter giving information about the proposal is being mailed to all creditors. Further information about the proposed distribution has been posted on the restricted creditors’ area of Glitnir's website http://www.glitnirbank.com

Should no objections be raised to the proposed distribution to priority creditors by the close of the above-mentioned meeting on 31 January 2012, the priority creditors may expect payment to be made in accordance with this proposal by 29 February 2012. The payments will constitute final payment to the creditors concerned, whether payment is made to the creditor in question directly or to escrow accounts.

According to the second paragraph of Article 128 of the Icelandic Act on Bankruptcy etc., No 21/1991, a creditor loses the right to present objections to the proposed distribution if the creditor does not submit such objections at the latest by the close of the above-mentioned meeting. Should no objections be made to this proposal by that time, the proposed distribution will be considered to be finally approved.

All creditors holding claims against Glitnir hf are entitled to attend the meeting. Further information is available on Glitnir's website http://www.glitnirbank.com

For the Winding-up Board of Glitnir hf

Steinunn GUðBJARTSDÓTTIR, Supreme Court Attorney

Páll EIRÍKSSON, District Court Attorney

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Council

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OPEN CALL

European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)

2012/C 15/05

COST brings together researchers and experts in different countries working on specific topics. COST does NOT fund research itself, but supports networking activities such as meetings, conferences, short-term scientific exchanges and outreach activities. Currently around 250 scientific networks (actions) are supported.

COST invites proposals for actions contributing to the scientific, technological, economic, cultural or societal development of Europe. Proposals playing a precursor role for other European programmes and/or initiated by early-stage researchers are especially welcome.

Developing stronger links amongst European researchers is crucial to building the European Research Area (ERA). COST stimulates new, innovative, interdisciplinary and broad research networks in Europe. COST activities are carried out by research teams to strengthen the foundations for building scientific excellence in Europe.

COST is organised in nine broad domains (Biomedicine and molecular biosciences; Chemistry and molecular sciences and technologies; Earth system science and environmental management; Food and agriculture; Forests, their products and services; Individuals, societies, cultures and health; Information and communication technologies; Materials, physics and nanosciences; Transport and urban development). The intended coverage of each domain is explained at http://www.cost.eu

Applicants are invited to locate their topic within one domain. However, inter-disciplinary proposals not fitting readily into a single domain are particularly welcome and will be assessed separately.

Proposals should include researchers from a minimum of five COST countries. Financial support for an action of 19 participating countries is in the range of EUR 130 000 p.a. for normally four years, subject to available budget.

Proposals will be assessed in two stages. Preliminary proposals (maximum 1 500 words/3 pages), submitted using the on-line template at http://www.cost.eu/opencall should provide a brief overview of the proposal and its intended impact. Proposals not conforming to the eligibility criteria of COST (e.g. requesting research funding) will be excluded. Eligible proposals will be assessed by the relevant Domain Committees in accordance with the published criteria at http://www.cost.eu. Applicants of selected preliminary proposals will be invited to submit a full proposal. Full proposals will be peer reviewed according to the assessment criteria at http://www.cost.eu/opencall. The decision will normally be taken within six months of the collection date and the actions should expect to start within three months thereafter.

The collection date for preliminary proposals is 30 March 2012, 17.00 Brussels time. Around 80 full proposals will be invited for final selection of approximately 35 new actions, subject to available budget. Full proposals will be invited by 18 May 2012 for submission by 27 July 2012, with decisions expected in November 2012. The next collection date is envisaged for 28 September 2012.

Applicants may wish to contact their national COST Coordinator (CNC) for information and guidance — see http://www.cost.eu/cnc

Proposals must be submitted on-line to the COST Office website.

COST receives financial support for its coordinating activities from the EU RTD framework programme. The COST Office, set up by the European Science Foundation (ESF), acting as the implementing agent for COST, provides and manages the administrative, scientific and technical secretariat for COST, its Domain Committees and its actions.

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European Commission

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Call for proposals under the work programme ‘People’ of the Seventh EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities

2012/C 15/06

Notice is hereby given of the launch of a call for proposals under the work programme ‘People’ of the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007 to 2013).

Proposals are invited for the following call concerning transnational cooperation among EURAXESS Members on topics related to the Innovation Union. The call deadline and budget are given in the call text, which is published on the CORDIS website.

‘People’ specific programme:

| Call identifier: | FP7-PEOPLE-2012-EURAXESS-IU |
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Call identifier:

FP7-PEOPLE-2012-EURAXESS-IU

This call for proposals relates to the work programme adopted by Commission Decision C(2011) 5033 of 19 July 2011.

Information on the modalities of the call, the work programme, and the guidance for applicants on how to submit proposals is available through the CORDIS website: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/calls/

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Call for proposals under the work programme of the Seventh EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities

2012/C 15/07

Notice is hereby given of the launch of a call for proposals under the work programmes of the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007 to 2013).

Proposals are invited for the following call in the ‘Cooperation’ Specific Programme: Information and Communication Technologies: FP7-ICT-2011-9.

Call documentation including deadline and budget is given in the call text, which is published on http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/cooperation#ict

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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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.

| 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.

| 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 |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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

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’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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