# C_2011007EN.01000801.xml

| 12.1.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 7/8 |
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12.1.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 7/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6092 — Prysmian/Draka Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 7/06

| 1. | On 5 January 2011, 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 Prysmian SpA (‘Prysmian’, Italy) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Draka Holding NV (‘Draka’, The Netherlands) by way of public bid announced on 6 January 2011. |
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On 5 January 2011, 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 Prysmian SpA (‘Prysmian’, Italy) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Draka Holding NV (‘Draka’, The Netherlands) by way of public bid announced on 6 January 2011.

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






  — | for Prysmian: development, design, production, supply and installation of cables for applications in the energy and telecommunications industry, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Prysmian: development, design, production, supply and installation of cables for applications in the energy and telecommunications industry,

| — | for Draka: development, design, production and sale of cable and cable systems in the energy cable sector and in the telecoms cables sector. |
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for Draka: development, design, production and sale of cable and cable systems in the energy cable sector and in the telecoms cables sector.

| 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.6092 — Prysmian/Draka Holding, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6092 — Prysmian/Draka Holding, 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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