# C_2010314EN.01000901.xml

| 18.11.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 314/9 |
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18.11.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 314/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6007 — Nokia Siemens Network/Motorola Network Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 314/09

| 1. | On 11 November 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Nokia Siemens Networks BV (‘NSN’, The Netherlands), controlled by Nokia Corporation (Finland), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the majority of Motorola, Inc.'s public wireless network business (‘Motorola Network Business’, USA) by way of purchase of assets. |
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On 11 November 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Nokia Siemens Networks BV (‘NSN’, The Netherlands), controlled by Nokia Corporation (Finland), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the majority of Motorola, Inc.'s public wireless network business (‘Motorola Network Business’, USA) by way of purchase of assets.

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






  — | for NSN: provision of mobile and fixed network infrastructure, communications and networks service platforms, as well as professional services to operators and service providers, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for NSN: provision of mobile and fixed network infrastructure, communications and networks service platforms, as well as professional services to operators and service providers,

| — | for MNB: design, manufacture, sale, installation and service of wireless network systems for wireless service providers. |
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for MNB: design, manufacture, sale, installation and service of wireless network systems for wireless service providers.

| 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.6007 — Nokia Siemens Network/Motorola Network Business, 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.6007 — Nokia Siemens Network/Motorola Network Business, 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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