Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10647 – HOYA / BOE Vision / JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 157/07
Date: 2022-04-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic component, electronics, merger control, screen








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11.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 157/19






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10647 – HOYA / BOE Vision / JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 157/07)

1.   
On 4 April 2022, 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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HOYA Corporation (‘HOYA’, Japan),










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Beijing BOE Vision Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (‘BOE Vision’, People’s Republic of China, controlled by BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. (People’s Republic of China),










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HOYA BOE Microelectronics China Ltd., a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’, People’s Republic of China), jointly controlled by HOYA and BOE Vision.




HOYA and BOE Vision will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of JV.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned and the newly set-up joint venture are the following:






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HOYA: research and development, manufacturing and sale of electronic products, including photomask blanks, photomasks and glass substrates for hard drive disks,










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BOE Vision: liquid crystal display manufacturing and technology development, technology transfer, technical consultation and technical services for liquid crystal display television, television and other end products and systems,










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JV: production and sale of photomasks for use in the production of flat panel displays.






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 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.10647 – HOYA / BOE Vision / JV
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.