# C_2014465EN.01002801.xml

| 24.12.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 465/28 |
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24.12.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 465/28

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7394 — Fujitsu/Panasonic/DBJ/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 465/17)

| 1. | On 17 December 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Fujitsu Limited (‘Fujitsu’, Japan), Panasonic Corporation (‘Panasonic’, Japan) and Development Bank of Japan Inc. (‘DBJ’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture (‘NewCo’, Japan), by way of contribution of assets. |
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On 17 December 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Fujitsu Limited (‘Fujitsu’, Japan), Panasonic Corporation (‘Panasonic’, Japan) and Development Bank of Japan Inc. (‘DBJ’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture (‘NewCo’, Japan), by way of contribution of assets.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Fujitsu: provision of IT products and services,
  —   for Panasonic: provision of IT products and services,
  —   for DBJ: provision of investment and loan services,
  —   NewCo: design, manufacture and sale of large-scale integration semiconductor products, namely logic integrated circuit devices. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Fujitsu: provision of IT products and services,

for Fujitsu

—   for Panasonic: provision of IT products and services,

for Panasonic

—   for DBJ: provision of investment and loan services,

for DBJ

—   NewCo: design, manufacture and sale of large-scale integration semiconductor products, namely logic integrated circuit devices.

NewCo

| 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 the 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 this 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 the 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 this 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7394 — Fujitsu/Panasonic/DBJ/JV, 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 number M.7394 — Fujitsu/Panasonic/DBJ/JV, 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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