# C_2010205EN.01001401.xml

| 29.7.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 205/14 |
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29.7.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 205/14

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5886 — Emerson Electric Co./Chloride Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 205/10

| 1. | On 19 July 2010 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Emerson Electric Company (‘Emerson’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Chloride Group PLC (‘Chloride’, UK) by way of a public bid announced on 29th June 2010. |
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On 19 July 2010 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Emerson Electric Company (‘Emerson’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Chloride Group PLC (‘Chloride’, UK) by way of a public bid announced on 29th June 2010.

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






  — | Emerson: technological solutions for the network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, storage solutions, motor technologies, appliances sectors; also Uninterruptable Power Supply systems (UPS), |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Emerson: technological solutions for the network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, storage solutions, motor technologies, appliances sectors; also Uninterruptable Power Supply systems (UPS),

| — | Chloride: electrical equipment, software, UPS systems. |
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Chloride: electrical equipment, software, UPS systems.

| 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.5886 — Emerson Electric Co./Chloride Group, 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.5886 — Emerson Electric Co./Chloride Group, 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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