28.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/1

28.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/5

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from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5178. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

28.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/5

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from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5296. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

28.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/6

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from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5322. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

28.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/7

28.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/8

28.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/10

1.

Pursuant to the decisions of the Corsican regional authorities of 19 June 2008 and 9 October 2008, France has decided to amend, from 29 March 2009, the public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services between Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi and Figari on the one hand and Paris (Orly) on the other, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union C 149 of 21.6.2005, pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes (1).

In accordance with Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 of 18 January 1993 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports (2), the French authorities have decided to reserve certain slots at Orly airport for the operation of the above-mentioned services.

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frequency:

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services must be operated by turbojet aircraft,

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services must be non-stop between Paris-Orly and Ajaccio,

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the capacity offered must allow freight and/or post to be carried and enable passengers to be carried subject to the following conditions:

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timetables and the distribution over the year of the various capacities will be the subject of an explicit memorandum of understanding, in advance of each IATA air season, with the Corsican Transport Board. In order to do this and prior to finalising this memorandum of understanding, the carrier shall submit programme proposals using the electronic form indicated by the Transport Board. In the absence of an agreement, the final decision will be taken by the Transport Board.

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frequency:

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services must be operated by turbojet aircraft,

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services must be non-stop between Paris-Orly and Bastia,

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the capacity offered must allow freight and/or post to be carried and enable passengers to be carried subject to the following conditions:

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timetables and the distribution over the year of the various capacities will be the subject of an explicit memorandum of understanding, in advance of each IATA air season, with the Corsican Transport Board. In order to do this and prior to finalising this memorandum of understanding, the carrier shall submit programme proposals using the electronic form indicated by the Transport Board. In the absence of an agreement, the final decision will be taken by the Transport Board.

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frequency:

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services must be operated by turbojet aircraft,

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services must be non-stop between Paris-Orly and Calvi,

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the capacity offered must allow freight and/or post to be carried and, with regard to the carriage of passengers, must meet the following conditions:

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timetables and the distribution over the year of the various capacities will be the subject of an explicit memorandum of understanding, in advance of each IATA air season, with the Corsican Transport Board. In order to do this and prior to finalising this memorandum of understanding, the carrier shall submit programme proposals using the computer form indicated by the Transport Board. In the absence of an agreement, the final decision will be taken by the Transport Board.

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frequency:

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services must be operated by turbojet aircraft,

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services must be non-stop between Paris-Orly and Figari,

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the capacity offered must allow freight and/or post to be carried and, with regard to the carriage of passengers, must meet the following conditions:

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timetables and the distribution over the year of the various capacities will be the subject of an explicit memorandum of understanding, in advance of each IATA air season, with the Corsican Transport Board. In order to do this and prior to finalising this memorandum of understanding, the carrier shall submit programme proposals using the electronic form indicated by the Transport Board. In the absence of an agreement, the final decision will be taken by the Transport Board.

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the normal single fare on routes between Paris-Orly and Corsica must be no more than EUR 186 per leg, or EUR 216 during the ten-week period from late June to early September,

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passengers whose principal place of residence is in Corsica and who use tickets purchased in Corsica, the validity of which is restricted to a stay outside the island of less than 40 days, in order to make a round trip, other than resident students under 27 years of age, young residents educated on the mainland and minors who are children of divorced parents with one parent residing on Corsica, must be entitled to a return fare of no more than EUR 156 on Paris-Orly-Corsica routes all year round on all flights, without capacity restrictions,

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the following categories of passengers must be entitled to a fare of no more than EUR 91 per leg, or EUR 102 per leg during the ten-week period from late June to early September, on all flights on routes between Paris-Orly and Corsica:

In respect of at least 50 % of daily capacity in each direction on each route, carriers must authorise the sale of tickets at the above fares to the five above categories of passenger without any restriction whatsoever until the last seat available has been sold.

For all categories of passengers, the carrier may require that a ticket be issued and paid for within a timeframe proportional to that which has elapsed since the reservation, on the basis of a table to be drawn up in agreement with the Corsican Transport Board.

Passengers charged on the basis of a ‘resident’ rate must be grouped together with those who have paid a full fare for boarding purposes.

In the event of an abnormal and unforeseeable increase in costs affecting the operation of the air routes, outside of the carrier's control, these maximum fares may be raised in proportion to the increase. The new maximum fares will be notified to the carriers operating the services and will apply within an appropriate period.

By contrast, if costs have increased, thereby causing a corresponding increase in fares but these costs subsequently revert to their previous level and all other factors, notably duration, are the same as before, the fare increase will be cancelled within the same timeframe once the carrier has been notified accordingly.

All fares offered to passengers must be accessible and sold on a permanent basis using at least one international reservation system or through one of the following methods: reservation centre, travel agencies, Internet, airport ticketing desk. In addition to each of these sales methods, users must also have access to clear and specific information in paper and electronic format, on current fare conditions, given in gross and net amounts, indicating distribution costs, depending on the methods in question.

Carriers must take appropriate measures to ensure that the following passengers are accepted on an unrestricted basis:

Carriers will grant each passenger a baggage allowance of 20 kg free of charge. The amount of excess baggage charged per passenger shall not exceed the sum of EUR 3 per kg under any circumstances.

The carrier may enter into an IATA inter-line agreement regarding, for each route, at least one carrier operating to domestic destinations from Paris (Orly) airport and governing fares and baggage handling, the rules of application of which may be specified in the periodic memoranda of understanding between the carrier and the Corsican Transport Board.

28.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/16

1.

Pursuant to the decisions of the Corsican regional authorities of 19 June 2008 and 9 October 2008, France has decided to amend, from 29 March 2009, the public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services between Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi and Figari on the one hand and Marseille and Nice on the other, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union C 149 of 21.6.2005, pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes (1).

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frequency:

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services must be non-stop between Ajaccio and Marseille,

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the capacity offered must allow freight and/or post to be carried and, with regard to the carriage of passengers, must meet the following conditions:

These additional capacities will not include any excess seats spontaneously offered over and above these basic capacities.

These minimum additional capacities must be offered for sale at least two months before the dates of the flights concerned,

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timetables and the distribution over the year of the various capacities will be the subject of an explicit memorandum of understanding, in advance of each IATA air season, with the Corsican Transport Board. In order to do this and prior to finalising this memorandum of understanding, the carrier shall submit programme proposals using the electronic form indicated by the Transport Board. In the absence of an agreement, the final decision will be taken by the Transport Board.

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frequency:

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services must be non-stop between Bastia and Marseille,

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the capacity offered must allow freight and/or post to be carried and, with regard to the carriage of passengers, must meet the following conditions:

These additional capacities will not include any excess seats spontaneously offered over and above these basic capacities.

These minimum additional capacities must be offered for sale at least two months before the dates of the flights concerned,

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timetables and the distribution over the year of the various capacities will be the subject of an explicit memorandum of understanding in advance of each IATA air season with the Corsican Transport Board. In order to do this and prior to finalising this memorandum of understanding, the carrier shall submit programme proposals using the electronic form indicated by the Transport Board. In the absence of agreement, the final decision will be taken by the Transport Board.

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frequency:

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services must be non-stop between Marseille and Calvi,

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the capacity offered must allow freight and/or post to be carried and, with regard to the carriage of passengers, must meet the following conditions:

These additional capacities will not include any excess seats spontaneously offered over and above these basic capacities.

These additional minimum capacities must be offered for sale at least two months before the dates of the flights concerned,

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timetables and the distribution over the year of the various capacities will be the subject of an explicit memorandum of understanding in advance of each IATA air season with the Corsican Transport Board. In order to do this and prior to finalising this memorandum of understanding, the carrier shall submit programme proposals using the electronic form indicated by the Transport Board. In the absence of agreement, the final decision will be taken by the Transport Board.

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frequency:

—

services must be non-stop between Marseille and Figari,

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the capacity offered must allow freight and/or post to be carried and, with regard to the carriage of passengers, must meet the following conditions:

These additional capacities will not include any excess seats spontaneously offered over and above these basic capacities.

These minimum additional capacities must be offered for sale at least two months before the dates of the flights concerned,

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timetables and the distribution over the year of the various capacities will be the subject of an explicit memorandum of understanding in advance of each IATA air season with the Corsican Transport Board. In order to do this and prior to finalising this memorandum of understanding, the carrier shall submit programme proposals using the electronic form indicated by the Transport Board. In the absence of agreement, the final decision will be taken by the Transport Board.

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frequency:

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services must be non-stop between Ajaccio and Nice,

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the capacity offered must allow freight and/or post to be transported and, with regard to the transport of passengers, must meet the following conditions:

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frequency:

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services must be non-stop between Bastia and Nice,

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the capacity offered must allow freight and/or post to be carried and, with regard to the carriage of passengers, must meet the following conditions:

These additional capacities will not include any excess seats spontaneously offered over and above these basic capacities.

These minimum additional capacities must be offered for sale at least two months before the dates of the flights concerned,

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timetables and the distribution over the year of the various capacities will be the subject of an explicit memorandum of understanding in advance of each IATA air season with the Corsican Transport Board. In order to do this and prior to finalising this memorandum of understanding, the carrier shall submit programme proposals using the electronic form indicated by the Transport Board. In the absence of agreement, the final decision will be taken by the Transport Board.

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frequency: at least one round trip per day,

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services must be non-stop between Nice and Calvi,

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the capacity provided must meet the following conditions:

These additional capacities will not include any excess seats spontaneously offered over and above these basic capacities.

These minimum additional capacities must be offered for sale at least two months before the dates of the flights concerned,

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timetables and the distribution over the year of the various capacities will be the subject of an explicit memorandum of understanding in advance of each IATA air season with the Corsican Transport Board. In order to do this and prior to finalising this memorandum of understanding, the carrier shall submit programme proposals using the electronic form indicated by the Transport Board. In the absence of agreement, the final decision will be taken by the Transport Board.

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frequency: at least one round trip per day,

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services must be non-stop between Nice and Figari,

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the capacity offered must allow freight and/or post to be carried and, with regard to the carriage of passengers, must meet the following conditions:

These additional capacities will not include any excess seats spontaneously offered over and above these basic capacities.

These minimum additional capacities must be offered for sale at least two months before the dates of the flights concerned,

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timetables and the distribution over the year of the various capacities will be the subject of an explicit memorandum of understanding in advance of each IATA air season with the Corsican Transport Board. In order to do this and prior to finalising this memorandum of understanding, the carrier shall submit programme proposals using the electronic form indicated by the Transport Board. In the absence of agreement, the final decision will be taken by the Transport Board.

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the normal single fare on Marseille-Corsica routes must be no more than EUR 115, or EUR 120 during the ten-week period from late June to early September; on Nice-Corsica routes, it must be no more than EUR 111, or EUR 116 during the ten-week period from late June to early September,

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passengers whose principal place of residence is in Corsica and who use tickets purchased in Corsica, the validity of which is restricted to a stay outside the island of less than 40 days, in order to make a round trip starting from Corsica, other than resident students under 27 years of age, young residents educated on the mainland and minors who are children of divorced parents with one parent residing on Corsica, must be entitled to a fare of no more than EUR 46 per leg on Marseille-Corsica routes and a fare of no more than EUR 43 per leg on Nice-Corsica routes all year round on all flights, without capacity restriction,

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the following categories of passengers must be entitled to a fare of no more than EUR 53 per leg, or no more than EUR 58 per leg during the ten-week period from late June to early September, on Marseille-Corsica routes, and to a fare of no more than EUR 50 per leg, or EUR 55 per leg during the ten-week period from late June to early September, on Nice-Corsica routes:

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unaccompanied minors (UMs) within the meaning of the IATA regulation, from the age of four years, with no fare surcharges applied,

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passengers whose mobility is reduced or who suffer from a recognised disability (WCHR, WCHS, WCHC) will be granted access on board in accordance with the IATA regulation. To this end, carriers will have to demonstrate that they have access to approved stretchers. The fare surcharges applied may not exceed the sum of the seats occupied in order to transport these passengers.

28.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/23

Note 1

Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of withdrawal (‘dow’), set by the European Standardisation Organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

Note 3

In case of amendments, the referenced standard is EN CCCCC:YYYY, its previous amendments, if any, and the new, quoted amendment. The superseded standard (column 3) therefore consists of EN CCCCC:YYYY and its previous amendments, if any, but without the new quoted amendment. On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

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any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European Standardisation Organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to the Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) amended by the Directive 98/48/EC (3),

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publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the standards are available in all the Community languages,

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this list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission ensures the updating of this list.

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CEN: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels, tel. (32-2) 550 08 11; fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cenorm.be),

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Cenelec: rue de Stassart 35, B-1050 Brussels, tel. (32-2) 519 68 71; fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (http://www.cenelec.org),

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ETSI: 650, route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis, tel. (33) 492 94 42 00; fax (33) 493 65 47 16 (http://www.etsi.org).

28.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/26

28.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/27

1.

On 16 October 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Accueil Partenaires (‘Accueil Partenaires’, France), belonging to the group ACCOR (‘Accor’, France), and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (‘CDC’, France) and RHVS 1% Logements (‘RHVS’, France) controlled by a number of inter-professional committees in France, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking SGRHVS (‘SGRHVS’, France) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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.

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5307 — Accueil Partenaires/CDC/RVHS 1% Logement/SGRHVS, to the following address:

28.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/28

1.

On 21 October 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings STMicroelectronics NV (‘STM’, The Netherlands) and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (‘Ericsson’, Sweden) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertakings JVD (Switzerland) and JVS (Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares in the newly created companies constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5332 — Ericsson/STM/JV, to the following address:

28.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/29

1.

On 17 October 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Omron Corporation (‘Omron’, Japan) and Ficosa International SA (‘Ficosa’, Spain) indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of a joint venture company (‘JV’, Germany) by way purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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.

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5352 — Omron/Ficosa/JV, to the following address:

28.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/s3