# C_2010140EN.01003301.xml

| 29.5.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 140/33 |
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29.5.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 140/33

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5870 — Foxconn/Sony LCD TV Manufacturing Company in Slovakia)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 140/10

| 1. | On 21 May 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd (‘Hon Hai group’, Taiwan), the parent company of Foxconn group (‘Foxconn’, Taiwan), acquires sole control over Sony Slovakia spol. s r.o. (the ‘Slovakian Target’, Slovakia) by way of purchase of shares. On 1 January 2010, prior to reaching an agreement to acquire the Slovakian Target, Foxconn had acquired sole control of Sony Baja California, SA de CV (the ‘Mexican Target’, Mexico) by way of purchase of shares and purchase of assets. |
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On 21 May 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd (‘Hon Hai group’, Taiwan), the parent company of Foxconn group (‘Foxconn’, Taiwan), acquires sole control over Sony Slovakia spol. s r.o. (the ‘Slovakian Target’, Slovakia) by way of purchase of shares. On 1 January 2010, prior to reaching an agreement to acquire the Slovakian Target, Foxconn had acquired sole control of Sony Baja California, SA de CV (the ‘Mexican Target’, Mexico) by way of purchase of shares and purchase of assets.

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






  — | for Hon Hai group and Foxconn: provision of electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Hon Hai group and Foxconn: provision of electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers,

| — | for the Slovakian Target and the Mexican Target: provision of production and assembly of LCD televisions. |
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for the Slovakian Target and the Mexican Target: provision of production and assembly of LCD televisions.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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 the EC 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5870 — Foxconn/Sony LCD TV Manufacturing Company in Slovakia, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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 COMP/M.5870 — Foxconn/Sony LCD TV Manufacturing Company in Slovakia, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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