# C_2015258EN.01000301.xml

| 7.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 258/3 |
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7.8.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 258/3

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7585 — NXP Semiconductors/Freescale Semiconductor)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 258/03)

| 1. | On 31 July 2015, 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 NXP Semiconductors NV (‘NXP’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Freescale Semiconductor Ltd (‘Freescale’, Bermuda), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 31 July 2015, 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 NXP Semiconductors NV (‘NXP’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Freescale Semiconductor Ltd (‘Freescale’, Bermuda), by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for NXP: development, manufacturing and sale of semiconductor products, including integrated circuits, single unit semiconductors, radio frequency transistors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors and sensors,
  —   for Freescale: development, manufacturing and sale of semiconductor products, including microcontrollers, radio frequency transistors, analog integrated circuits and sensors. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for NXP: development, manufacturing and sale of semiconductor products, including integrated circuits, single unit semiconductors, radio frequency transistors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors and sensors,

for NXP

—   for Freescale: development, manufacturing and sale of semiconductor products, including microcontrollers, radio frequency transistors, analog integrated circuits and sensors.

for Freescale

| 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.7585 — NXP Semiconductors/Freescale Semiconductor, 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.7585 — NXP Semiconductors/Freescale Semiconductor, 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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