# C_2015224EN.01000701.xml

| 9.7.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 224/7 |
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9.7.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 224/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7667 — Danaher/Pall)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 224/07)

| 1. | On 1 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 Danaher Corporation (‘Danaher’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Pall Corporation (‘Pall’, USA) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 1 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 Danaher Corporation (‘Danaher’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Pall Corporation (‘Pall’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Danaher: the design, manufacture and marketing of professional, medical, industrial and commercial products in five business segments: Environmental; Test & Measurement; Dental; Life Sciences & Diagnostics, and Industrial Technologies.
  —   for Pall: the manufacture and sale of filtration technologies, associated hardware, and engineering systems. Particularly, Pall’s products are used to remove solid, liquid and gaseous contaminants from a variety of liquid and gases. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Danaher: the design, manufacture and marketing of professional, medical, industrial and commercial products in five business segments: Environmental; Test & Measurement; Dental; Life Sciences & Diagnostics, and Industrial Technologies.

for Danaher

—   for Pall: the manufacture and sale of filtration technologies, associated hardware, and engineering systems. Particularly, Pall’s products are used to remove solid, liquid and gaseous contaminants from a variety of liquid and gases.

for Pall

| 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.7667 — Danaher/Pall, 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7667 — Danaher/Pall, 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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