# C_2011114EN.01001501.xml

| 12.4.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 114/15 |
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12.4.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 114/15

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6126 — Thermo Fisher/Dionex Corporation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 114/10

| 1. | On 4 April 2011, 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 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (‘Thermo Fisher’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Dionex Corporation (‘Dionex’, USA) by way of a public bid. |
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On 4 April 2011, 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 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (‘Thermo Fisher’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Dionex Corporation (‘Dionex’, USA) by way of a public bid.

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






  — | for undertaking Thermo Fisher: manufacturer of analytical instruments, scientific equipment, consumables, reagents, services and software for research, analysis, discovery and diagnostics, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking Thermo Fisher: manufacturer of analytical instruments, scientific equipment, consumables, reagents, services and software for research, analysis, discovery and diagnostics,

| — | for undertaking Dionex: manufacturer of liquid chromatography (in particular ion chromatography) instruments, sample preparation systems, consumables and software for chemical analysis. |
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for undertaking Dionex: manufacturer of liquid chromatography (in particular ion chromatography) instruments, sample preparation systems, consumables and software for chemical analysis.

| 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.6126 — Thermo Fisher/Dionex Corporation, 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.6126 — Thermo Fisher/Dionex Corporation, 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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