# C_2014347EN.01001601.xml

| 3.10.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 347/16 |
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3.10.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 347/16

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7297 — Dolby/Doremi/Highlands)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 347/07)

| 1. | On 25 September 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (‘Dolby’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Doremi Technologies LLC and Doremi Labs, Inc. (together ‘Doremi’, United States) and Highlands Technologies Solutions S.A.S. (‘Highlands’, France) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 25 September 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (‘Dolby’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Doremi Technologies LLC and Doremi Labs, Inc. (together ‘Doremi’, United States) and Highlands Technologies Solutions S.A.S. (‘Highlands’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Dolby: manufacture of audio, video and voice technologies,
  —   for Doremi: manufacture of digital cinema servers,
  —   for Highlands: marketing and resale of digital cinema servers. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Dolby: manufacture of audio, video and voice technologies,

for Dolby

—   for Doremi: manufacture of digital cinema servers,

for Doremi

—   for Highlands: marketing and resale of digital cinema servers.

for Highlands

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 of the 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 M.7297 — Dolby/Doremi/Highlands, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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 M.7297 — Dolby/Doremi/Highlands, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

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