# C_2016006EN.01000401.xml

| 9.1.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 6/4 |
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9.1.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 6/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7845 — HCL Technologies Sweden/Volvo IT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 6/04)

| 1. | On 4 January 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 HCL Technologies Sweden AB (‘HCL Technologies Sweden’, Sweden) belonging to the HCL Group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of the undertaking Volvo IT AB (‘Volvo IT’, Sweden) by way of purchase of assets. |
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On 4 January 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 HCL Technologies Sweden AB (‘HCL Technologies Sweden’, Sweden) belonging to the HCL Group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of the undertaking Volvo IT AB (‘Volvo IT’, Sweden) by way of purchase of assets.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for HCL Technologies: provision of information and communications technologies;
  —   for Volvo IT: provision of IT services, including application management and operations, IT infrastructure and operations, networking and communications, and project management. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for HCL Technologies: provision of information and communications technologies;

for HCL Technologies

—   for Volvo IT: provision of IT services, including application management and operations, IT infrastructure and operations, networking and communications, and project management.

for Volvo IT

| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7845 — HCL Technologies Sweden/Volvo IT, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7845 — HCL Technologies Sweden/Volvo IT, 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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