# C_2015057EN.01000701.xml

| 17.2.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 57/7 |
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17.2.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 57/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7496 — Panasonic/Ficosa Inversion/Ficosa International)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 57/08)

| 1. | On 10 February 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Panasonic Corporation (‘Panasonic’, Japan) and Ficosa Inversion S.L. (‘Ficosa’, Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Ficosa International S.A. (‘FI’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 10 February 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Panasonic Corporation (‘Panasonic’, Japan) and Ficosa Inversion S.L. (‘Ficosa’, Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Ficosa International S.A. (‘FI’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Panasonic: active worldwide in the development and engineering of electronic technologies and solutions for customers in residential, non-residential, mobility and personal applications,
  —   for Ficosa: a holding company holding the shares in FI,
  —   FI: active through its subsidiaries in investigation, development, manufacture and commercialisation of systems and components for different types of vehicles. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Panasonic: active worldwide in the development and engineering of electronic technologies and solutions for customers in residential, non-residential, mobility and personal applications,

for Panasonic

—   for Ficosa: a holding company holding the shares in FI,

for Ficosa

—   FI: active through its subsidiaries in investigation, development, manufacture and commercialisation of systems and components for different types of vehicles.

FI

| 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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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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| 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 M.7496 — Panasonic/Ficosa Inversion/Ficosa International 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7496 — Panasonic/Ficosa Inversion/Ficosa International 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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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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