# C_2011101EN.01003601.xml

| 1.4.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 101/36 |
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1.4.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 101/36

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6144 — Giesecke & Devrient/Wincor Nixdorf International/BEB Industrie-Elektronik)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 101/10

| 1. | On 23 March 2011, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Giesecke & Devrient GmbH (‘G&D’, Germany) and BEB Industrie-Elektronik AG (‘BEB’, Switzerland), which is controlled by Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH (‘WNI’, Germany), belonging to the Wincor Nixdorf Aktiengesellschaft group (Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking CI Tech Components AG (Switzerland) by way of transfer of assets and purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 23 March 2011, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Giesecke & Devrient GmbH (‘G&D’, Germany) and BEB Industrie-Elektronik AG (‘BEB’, Switzerland), which is controlled by Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH (‘WNI’, Germany), belonging to the Wincor Nixdorf Aktiengesellschaft group (Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking CI Tech Components AG (Switzerland) by way of transfer of assets and purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | G&D: Banknote management, ID documents, smart cards, card system solutions and security solutions in the IT environment, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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G&D: Banknote management, ID documents, smart cards, card system solutions and security solutions in the IT environment,

| — | WNI: IT solutions for process optimisation in retail banking and trade, |
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WNI: IT solutions for process optimisation in retail banking and trade,

| — | BEB: Equipment for identifying and checking bank notes. |
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BEB: Equipment for identifying and checking bank notes.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

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| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6144 — Giesecke & Devrient/Wincor Nixdorf International/BEB Industrie-Elektronik, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6144 — Giesecke & Devrient/Wincor Nixdorf International/BEB Industrie-Elektronik, 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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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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