Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2249 — Marconi/RTS) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, rail network, telecommunications

2.3.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 68/13

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2185 (cid:151) OC(cid:201)-Technologies/Real Software/OC(cid:201) Real Business Solutions)

(2001/C 68/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 12 February 2001 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in Dutch and will be made
public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

(cid:151) as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

(cid:151) in electronic form in the (cid:145)CNL(cid:146) version of the CELEX database, under document No 301M2185. CELEX

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2249 (cid:151) Marconi/RTS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 68/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 February 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertaking Marconi Corporation plc (Marconi) and RTS, belonging to the Railtrack Group
plc (Railtrack), acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
joint control of the
undertaking JVCo by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Marconi: global communications and information technology,

(cid:151) Railtrack: management of the national rail infrastructure in the UK,

(cid:151) JVCo: to construct, own and market masts for telecommunications installations.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under
the procedure set out in the notice.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

2.3.2001

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2249 (cid:151) Marconi/RTS, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2344 (cid:151) Xchange/BAE Systems/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 68/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 23 February 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertakings Xchange BV, belonging to the group General Atlantic Partners (GAP) and BAE
Systems plc, acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of a newly
created company constituting a joint venture. Xchange will acquire joint control through its subsidiary
XUK Holdco.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) GAP: investments in IT, Internet and Internet-enabled businesses, human resources services,

(cid:151) BAE Systems: commercial and military aircraft, defence systems,

(cid:151) Joint venture: human resources services.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under
the procedure set out in the notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2344 (cid:151) Xchange/BAE Systems/JV, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.