Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2703 — Merloni/GE/GDA JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical engineering, exchange of information, household electrical appliance, industrial enterprise, merger control

C 38/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

12.2.2002

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.2702 (cid:151) Norsk Hydro/VAW, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2703 (cid:151) Merloni/GE/GDA JV)

(2002/C 38/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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On 1 February 2002 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 undertaking Merloni Elettrodomestici SpA (Merloni, Italy), controlled by Fineldo SpA (Italy),
acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the undertaking General
Domestic Appliances Holding Limited (GDA, United Kingdom), a joint venture between Marconi
Corporation plc (United Kingdom) and International General Electric USA Group (United Kingdom),
ultimately controlled by General Electric Company (GE, USA), by way of the purchase of the 50 %
shareholding of GDA currently held by Marconi Corporation plc.

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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Merloni: manufacture and supply of domestic appliances such as cooling, cooking and washing

appliances. Supply of out-of-warranty repair services,

(cid:151) GDA: manufacture and supply of domestic appliances such as cooling, cooking and washing

appliances, heating and air management products. Supply of out-of-warranty repair services,

(cid:151) GE: diversified industrial corporation active in numerous fields.

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

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.2703 (cid:151) Merloni/GE/GDA JV, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 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.