Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2630 — Siemens/Wiener Stadtwerke/Master Talk) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-11-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, joint venture, merger control

8.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 313/23

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2630 (cid:151) Siemens/Wiener Stadtwerke/Master Talk)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 313/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 October 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 undertakings Siemens Elektroger(cid:228)te GmbH (Siemens Elektroger(cid:228)te), controlled by Siemens
AG (Siemens), and Wiener Stadtwerke Beteiligungsmanagement GmbH (Wiener Stadtwerke Beteiligungs-
management), controlled by Wiener Stadtwerke Holding AG (Wiener Stadtwerke), acquire, within the
the undertaking master-talk Austria
joint control of
meaning of Article 3 (1)(b) of
Telekom Service GmbH (master-talk) by way of purchase of shares.

the Regulation,

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Siemens Elektroger(cid:228)te: development, manufacturing and distribution of electric appliances,

(cid:151) Siemens: power generation, transmission and distribution, automation and drives, industrial solutions
and services, production and logistic systems, building technologies, transportation systems, automotive
systems, information and communication networks, semiconductors,

(cid:151) Wiener Stadtwerke Beteiligungsmanagement: asset management of group companies and their assets,

real estate management, consulting, provision of IT services,

(cid:151) Wiener Stadtwerke: energy sector, public transport, environment, telecommunication, construction

industry, funerals,

(cid:151) master-talk: set-up and operation of a digitial trunked radio network.

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.

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.2630 (cid:151) Siemens/Wiener Stadtwerke/master-talk, 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.