# C_2010055EN.01001701.xml

| 5.3.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 55/17 |
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5.3.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5763 — Dassault Systemes/IBM DS PLM Software business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 55/12

| 1. | On 24 February 2010, 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 Dassault Systèmes (France) belonging to Group Industriel Marcel Dassault (France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation control of part of IBM Corporation's (‘IBM’) Dassault Systèmes product life management (‘PLM’) software business (‘IBM's DS PLM software business’, United States of America) by way of purchase of assets. |
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On 24 February 2010, 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 Dassault Systèmes (France) belonging to Group Industriel Marcel Dassault (France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation control of part of IBM Corporation's (‘IBM’) Dassault Systèmes product life management (‘PLM’) software business (‘IBM's DS PLM software business’, United States of America) by way of purchase of assets.

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






  — | for Dassault Systèmes: development and sale of PLM software solutions, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Dassault Systèmes: development and sale of PLM software solutions,

| — | for IBM's DS PLM software business: distribution of Dassault Systèmes software products. |
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for IBM's DS PLM software business: distribution of Dassault Systèmes software products.

| 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.5763 — Dassault Systemes/IBM DS PLM Software business, 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.5763 — Dassault Systemes/IBM DS PLM Software 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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