Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2537 — Philips/Marconi Medical Systems) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-09-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, electronics industry, exchange of information, medical device, merger control

22.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 268/9

Date of adoption of the decision: 22.8.2001

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.8.2001

Member State: Germany (Saxony)

Aid No: N 560/2000

Title: Promotion of environmentally favourable agriculture

Objective: Support of agricultural production methods, which
are designed to protect the environment and to maintain the
countryside and its features

Legal basis: Richtlinie zur F(cid:246)rderung einer umweltgerechten
Landwirtschaft im Freistaat Sachsen

Budget: EUR 18,29 million

Aid intensity or amount:

(cid:151) up to EUR 600 per hectare for annual crops, and

Member State: United Kingdom (Scotland)

Aid No: NN 49/01 (ex N 359/01)

Title: Scottish Red Meat Campaign

Objective: Promotional campaign designed to counter the
decline in the consumption of red meat

Legal basis: Section 4 of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act
1911, as amended

Budget: GBP 360 000

(cid:151) up to EUR 450 per hectare for other land uses

Aid intensity or amount: 50 %

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Duration: One-off action

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2537 (cid:151) Philips/Marconi Medical Systems)

(2001/C 268/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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On 14 September 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 Dutch undertaking Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Philips, NL) acquires,
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, sole control of Marconi Medical Systems (MMS),
which forms part of the Marconi group (UK), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Philips: manufacture and sale of electronic products including a wide range of medical systems;

(cid:151) MMS: manufacturing and sale of medical imaging systems and healthcare products.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

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the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

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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.2537 (cid:151) Philips/Marconi Medical Systems, 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.