# C_2006246EN.01002201.xml

| 13.10.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 246/22 |
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13.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 246/22

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4297 — Nokia/Siemens)

(2006/C 246/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 5 October 2006, 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 Nokia Corporation (‘Nokia’; Finland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the undertaking Nokia Siemens Networks (‘NSN’), a newly created company to which Nokia and Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (‘Siemens’; Germany) will contribute their worldwide mobile and fixed-line telecommunications network equipment businesses, by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 5 October 2006, 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 Nokia Corporation (‘Nokia’; Finland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the undertaking Nokia Siemens Networks (‘NSN’), a newly created company to which Nokia and Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (‘Siemens’; Germany) will contribute their worldwide mobile and fixed-line telecommunications network equipment businesses, by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for undertaking Nokia: mobile telecommunications; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking Nokia: mobile telecommunications;

| — | for undertaking Siemens: information and communications, automation and control, power, transportation, medical, lighting, financing, and real estate; |
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for undertaking Siemens: information and communications, automation and control, power, transportation, medical, lighting, financing, and real estate;

| — | for undertaking NSN: mobile and fixed-line telecommunications network equipment business and associated services. |
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for undertaking NSN: mobile and fixed-line telecommunications network equipment business and associated services.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4297 — Nokia/Siemens, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4297 — Nokia/Siemens, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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