# C_2010269EN.01000701.xml

| 5.10.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 269/7 |
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5.10.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 269/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5936 — EADS DS/Atlas/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 269/04

| 1. | On 24 September 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 EADS Defence & Security SAS (‘EADS DS’, France) belonging to the EADS group (The Netherlands), and Atlas Elektronik GmbH (‘Atlas’, Germany), jointly controlled by EADS Deutschland GmbH and ThyssenKrupp Technologies Beteiligungen GmbH, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 24 September 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 EADS Defence & Security SAS (‘EADS DS’, France) belonging to the EADS group (The Netherlands), and Atlas Elektronik GmbH (‘Atlas’, Germany), jointly controlled by EADS Deutschland GmbH and ThyssenKrupp Technologies Beteiligungen GmbH, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | EADS DS: integrated defence and security solutions. EADS group is active in aircrafts, telecommunications equipment, defence and security systems and satellites, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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EADS DS: integrated defence and security solutions. EADS group is active in aircrafts, telecommunications equipment, defence and security systems and satellites,

| — | Atlas: system for naval electronics, |
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Atlas: system for naval electronics,

| — | JV: maritime safety and security. |
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JV: maritime safety and security.

| 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.5936 — EADS DS/Atlas/JV, 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.5936 — EADS DS/Atlas/JV, 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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