Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10366 — DOCOMO/Komatsu/Landlog) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 309/10
Date: 2021-08-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Internet of Things, construction equipment, economic concentration, electric machinery, merger control, postal and telecommunications services, software, telecommunications








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2.8.2021   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 309/10






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10366 — DOCOMO/Komatsu/Landlog)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 309/10)

1.   
On 26 July 2021, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (‘DOCOMO’, Japan), controlled by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (‘NTT’, Japan),










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Komatsu Ltd. (‘Komatsu’, Japan), publicly owned,










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Landlog Ltd. (‘Landlog’, Japan), currently wholly owned by Komatsu.




DOCOMO and Komatsu acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Landlog.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for DOCOMO: main mobile phone operator in Japan, providing telecommunications services, 5G networks, ICT solutions and technical and operational services to other companies,










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for Komatsu: manufacturer of construction, mining and forestry equipment, as well as diesel engines and industrial machinery such as press machines, lasers and thermoelectric generators, and










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for Landlog: supplier of an IoT platform in Japan to host software applications for the construction industry to be developed by third-party app providers. In addition, Komatsu will transfer to Landlog its current Smart Construction services business which provides enterprise application software for civil engineering processes in the construction industry.






3.   
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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.


4.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.10366 — DOCOMO/Komatsu/Landlog
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.