Case No COMP/M.7586 - FLEXTRONICS / CERTAIN ASSETS BELONGING TO ALCATEL-LUCENT ITALIA

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REGULATION (EC) No 139/2004 MERGER PROCEDURE

Article 6(1)(b) NON-OPPOSITION Date: 16/06/2015

In electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32015M7586

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 16.06.2015 C(2015) 4220 final

PUBLIC VERSION

SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE

To the notifying parties:

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

1.On 13 May 2015, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking Flextronics Manufacturing S.r.l (Italy) belonging to Flextronics International Ltd. ("Flextronics", Singapore) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, control of certain manufacturing assets located in Italy from Alcatel-Lucent Italia S.P.A. ("Alcatel-Lucent Italia", Italy) belonging to Alcatel-Lucent (France), by way of purchase of assets.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

−− Flextronics is a global provider of electronics manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers. Its services include product design, manufacturing, logistics and after-sales services,

1OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the "Merger Regulation"). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market" by "internal market". The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.

2OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 ("the EEA Agreement").

3Publication in OJ C 168, 22.05.2015, p. 15.

Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel, BELGIË Tel: +32 229-91111. Fax: +32 229-64301. E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu.

The manufacturing assets of Alcatel-Lucent Italia concerned by the proposed concentration are located in Trieste, Italy. They are used to manufacture telecommunications systems equipment and provide related products and support services.

3.After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) 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 European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

For the Commission (signed) Alexander ITALIANER Director-General

4OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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