# C_2015214EN.01001101.xml

| 30.6.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 214/11 |
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30.6.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7632 — Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 214/07)

| 1. | On 19 June 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Nokia Corporation (‘Nokia’, Finland) would acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Alcatel-Lucent SA (‘Alcatel-Lucent’, France) by way of public bid. |
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On 19 June 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Nokia Corporation (‘Nokia’, Finland) would acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Alcatel-Lucent SA (‘Alcatel-Lucent’, France) by way of public bid.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Nokia: provision of mobile network telecommunication equipment and related services. It is also active in digital mapping data and services,
  —   for Alcatel-Lucent: provision of mobile and fixed telecommunication equipment and related services. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Nokia: provision of mobile network telecommunication equipment and related services. It is also active in digital mapping data and services,

for Nokia

—   for Alcatel-Lucent: provision of mobile and fixed telecommunication equipment and related services.

for Alcatel-Lucent

| 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 M.7632 — Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent, 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 M.7632 — Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent, 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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