# C_2016184EN.01000901.xml

| 21.5.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 184/9 |
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21.5.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 184/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8023 — Hon Hai Precision/Sharp)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 184/09)

| 1. | On 13 May 2016, 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 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd (‘Hon Hai’, Taiwan), trading as Foxconn, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Sharp Corporation (‘Sharp’, Japan) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 13 May 2016, 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 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd (‘Hon Hai’, Taiwan), trading as Foxconn, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Sharp Corporation (‘Sharp’, Japan) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Hon Hai: providing third-party electronic manufacturing services (EMS) to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of electronic products such as computers, mobile phones, video game consoles and televisions,
  —   for Sharp: developing, manufacturing and selling multiple electronic products such as products incorporating thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, including LCD TV sets and LCD monitors, solar panels, mobile communication handsets, video projectors, multi-function printing devices, microwave ovens, air conditioners, cash registers, complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) and charge-coupled device (CCD) sensors and flash memory. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Hon Hai: providing third-party electronic manufacturing services (EMS) to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of electronic products such as computers, mobile phones, video game consoles and televisions,

for Hon Hai

—   for Sharp: developing, manufacturing and selling multiple electronic products such as products incorporating thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, including LCD TV sets and LCD monitors, solar panels, mobile communication handsets, video projectors, multi-function printing devices, microwave ovens, air conditioners, cash registers, complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) and charge-coupled device (CCD) sensors and flash memory.

for Sharp

| 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-ail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.8023 — Hon Hai Precision/Sharp, 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-ail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.8023 — Hon Hai Precision/Sharp, 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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