# C_2005063EN.01001101.xml

| 15.3.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 63/11 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3680 — Alcatel/Finmeccanica/Alcatel Alenia Space & Telespazio)

(2005/C 63/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 7 March 2005, 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 Finmeccanica Società per Azioni (‘Finmeccanica’, Italy) and Alcatel (‘Alcatel’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the newly created joint venture undertakings Alcatel Alenia Space (‘Alcatelel Alenia Space’, France) and Telespazio (‘Telespazio’, Italy), by way of transfer of shares. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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Alcatel is an industrial company that produces space systems, such as satellites and subsystems and provides space related services such as satellite launch operations; —
Finmeccanica is a diversified engineering company that produces space systems, such as satellites and subsystems and provides satellite-based services such as space mission management; —
Alcatel Alenia Space will be active in the design and manufacture of commercial, institutional and military satellites and related equipment. —
Telespazio will be active in the provision of services and end-user applications using or related to satellite based products in the commercial, institutional and military fields. | — | Alcatel is an industrial company that produces space systems, such as satellites and subsystems and provides space related services such as satellite launch operations; | — | Finmeccanica is a diversified engineering company that produces space systems, such as satellites and subsystems and provides satellite-based services such as space mission management; | — | Alcatel Alenia Space will be active in the design and manufacture of commercial, institutional and military satellites and related equipment. | — | Telespazio will be active in the provision of services and end-user applications using or related to satellite based products in the commercial, institutional and military fields. |
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| — | Alcatel is an industrial company that produces space systems, such as satellites and subsystems and provides space related services such as satellite launch operations; | | | | | | | | |
| — | Finmeccanica is a diversified engineering company that produces space systems, such as satellites and subsystems and provides satellite-based services such as space mission management; | | | | | | | | |
| — | Alcatel Alenia Space will be active in the design and manufacture of commercial, institutional and military satellites and related equipment. | | | | | | | | |
| — | Telespazio will be active in the provision of services and end-user applications using or related to satellite based products in the commercial, institutional and military fields. | | | | | | | | |

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M. 3680 — Alcatel/Finmeccanica/Alcatel Alenia Space & Telespazio, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition, Merger Registry J-70 B-1049 Brussels | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition, | Merger Registry | J-70 | B-1049 Brussels |
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| B-1049 Brussels | | | | | | |

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( 1 )  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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