# C_2018151EN.01006101.xml

| 30.4.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 151/61 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8678 — ABB/General Electric Industrial Solutions)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 151/09)

| 1. | On 20 April 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004( 1 ).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:
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ABB Ltd (‘ABB’, Switzerland), —
General Electric Industrial Solutions (‘GEIS’, USA), belonging to the General Electric Company (‘GE’, USA). ABB acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over the whole of GEIS.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares. | — | ABB Ltd (‘ABB’, Switzerland), | — | General Electric Industrial Solutions (‘GEIS’, USA), belonging to the General Electric Company (‘GE’, USA). |
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| — | ABB Ltd (‘ABB’, Switzerland), | | | | |
| — | General Electric Industrial Solutions (‘GEIS’, USA), belonging to the General Electric Company (‘GE’, USA). | | | | |

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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ABB is active in power and automation technologies and serves customers in utilities, industry, and transport and infrastructure globally, —
GEIS is a business division of GE active in the design, manufacture and sale of low and medium voltage electrical products and solutions for industrial, commercial and residential applications. | — | ABB is active in power and automation technologies and serves customers in utilities, industry, and transport and infrastructure globally, | — | GEIS is a business division of GE active in the design, manufacture and sale of low and medium voltage electrical products and solutions for industrial, commercial and residential applications. |
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| — | ABB is active in power and automation technologies and serves customers in utilities, industry, and transport and infrastructure globally, | | | | |
| — | GEIS is a business division of GE active in the design, manufacture and sale of low and medium voltage electrical products and solutions for industrial, commercial and residential applications. | | | | |

| 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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| 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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8678 — ABB/General Electric Industrial Solutions
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu Fax +32 22964301 Postal address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË | E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu | Fax +32 22964301 | Postal address: | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition | Merger Registry | 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
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| E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu | | | | | | | | | |
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| 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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