19.11.2005   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 288/12

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4003 — Ericsson/Marconi)

(2005/C 288/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.

On 15 November 2005, 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 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (‘Ericsson’, Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of parts of the undertaking Marconi Corporation plc (‘Marconi’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Ericsson: provides telecommunications equipment and related services to mobile and fixed network operators globally;

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for Marconi: provides equipment and services to telecommunications service providers and other telecommunications network operators.

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.

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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4003 — Ericsson/Marconi, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

BE-1049 Brussels

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.