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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4877 — Groupama/Nuova Tirrena) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance company, merger control

C 194/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.8.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4877 — Groupama/Nuova Tirrena)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 194/06)

1.
On 13 August 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Groupama S.A.
(‘Groupama’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of Nuova Tirrena S.p.A. (‘Nuova Tirrena’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Groupama: life and non-life insurance, insurance-related activities and banking services,

— for Nuova Tirrena: life and non-life insurance.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) 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 their possible observations on the proposed

4.
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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.4877 — Groupama/Nuova Tirrena to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4778 — Ericsson/LHS) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, software, telecommunications industry

C 194/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.8.2007

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4778 — Ericsson/LHS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 194/04)

1.
On 13 August 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by
which the undertaking Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (‘Ericsson’, Sweden) acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of LHS AG (‘LHS’, Germany) by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Ericsson: global provider of telecommunications equipment and related services to mobile and fixed

network operators,

— for LHS: provider of business support system (‘BSS’) software and related services, and in particular

billing and customer care software (‘BCC’) to operators of mobile, fixed line and cable networks.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) 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 their possible observations on the proposed

4.
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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.4778 — Ericsson/LHS, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.