# C_2016304EN.01004201.xml

| 20.8.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 304/42 |
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20.8.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 304/42

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8006 — Canon/Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 304/04)

| 1. | On 12 August 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Canon Inc. Ōta, Tokyo (‘Canon’, Japan), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (‘TMSC’, Japan), by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 12 August 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Canon Inc. Ōta, Tokyo (‘Canon’, Japan), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (‘TMSC’, Japan), by way of a purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Canon: active in the field of the development, manufacture and sale of consumer and professional imaging and other electronic equipment, as well as related software and services, including office automation equipment including printers, copiers, scanners and multifunctional combinations thereof as well as some related software sales and services; cameras, lenses and camcorders; medical equipment; semiconductor manufacturing equipment and other mainly industrial products, globally,
  —   for TMSC: active in the field of the development, manufacture, sale and technical services for medical equipment, including diagnostic radiography (X-ray) systems, computed tomography systems, magnetic resonance imaging systems (MRI), diagnostic ultrasound systems, radiation therapy systems, diagnostic nuclear medicine systems, medical sample testing equipment, and information systems for medical equipment, globally. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Canon: active in the field of the development, manufacture and sale of consumer and professional imaging and other electronic equipment, as well as related software and services, including office automation equipment including printers, copiers, scanners and multifunctional combinations thereof as well as some related software sales and services; cameras, lenses and camcorders; medical equipment; semiconductor manufacturing equipment and other mainly industrial products, globally,

for Canon

—   for TMSC: active in the field of the development, manufacture, sale and technical services for medical equipment, including diagnostic radiography (X-ray) systems, computed tomography systems, magnetic resonance imaging systems (MRI), diagnostic ultrasound systems, radiation therapy systems, diagnostic nuclear medicine systems, medical sample testing equipment, and information systems for medical equipment, globally.

for TMSC

| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.8006 — Canon/Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, 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.8006 — Canon/Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, 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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