# C_2011196EN.01001601.xml

| 5.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 196/16 |
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5.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 196/16

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6187 — Koninklijke Philips/Indal Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 196/08

| 1. | On 28 June 2011, 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 Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (‘Philips’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Industrias Derivadas del Aluminio, SA (‘Indal’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 28 June 2011, 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 Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (‘Philips’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Industrias Derivadas del Aluminio, SA (‘Indal’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for undertaking Philips: a diversified group active in fields of lighting, healthcare and consumer lifestyle, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking Philips: a diversified group active in fields of lighting, healthcare and consumer lifestyle,

| — | for undertaking Indal: professional lighting. |
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for undertaking Indal: professional lighting.

| 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.6187 — Koninklijke Philips/Indal 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.6187 — Koninklijke Philips/Indal 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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