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Case No COMP/M.5668 - SAFRAN/ SIA/ SAFRAN ELECTRONICS ASIA

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REGULATION (EC) No 139/2004 MERGER PROCEDURE

Article 6(1)(b) NON-OPPOSITION Date: 23/12/2009

In electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32009M5668

Office for Publications of the European Union L-2985 Luxembourg

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 23.12.2009 SG-Greffe(2009) D/ 10625 C(2009) 10756

PUBLIC VERSIONPUBLIC VERSION

MERGER PROCEDURE ARTICLE 6(1)(b) DECISION

SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE

To the notifying parties:

Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),

Subject: Case No COMP/M.5668 – Safran/ SIA/ Safran Electronics Asia

Notification of 24 November 2009 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 291, on 01/12/2009, p.32.

1.On 24 November 2009, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004, by which Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (“SIAEC”, Singapore), a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines Limited (“SIA”, Singapore), will acquire joint control over Safran Electronics Asia Private Ltd, (“SEA”, Singapore) a wholly owned subsidiary of Sagem Défense Sécurité (“SDS”, France), ultimately controlled by Safran SA ("Safran", France).

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-- for Safran: aerospace propulsion, aircraft equipment and defence security and

1OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. The JV's share capital will be divided between SDS (51%) and SIAEC (49%).

Commission européenne, B-1049 Bruxelles / Europese Commissie, B-1049 Brussel - Belgium. Telephone: (32-2) 299 11 11.

-- for SIA: passenger and cargo transport, engineering services related to air transportation and airport terminal services.

3.After examination of the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and of paragraph 5(a) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the common market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

For the Commission (signed) Philip LOWE Director General

3OJ C 56, 05.3.2005, p. 32.

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