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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

1.On Friday October 31, the Commission received a notification concerning a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004, by which Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (ìTevaî), a company incorporated under the laws of Israel, proposes to acquire sole control of Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, U.S.A., and its various subsidiaries (collectively ìBarrî), within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation.

The business activities of the undertakings are:

-- Teva: development, production and marketing of generic and proprietary branded pharmaceuticals as well as active pharmaceutical ingredients in the U.S. and internationally.

-- Barr: development, production and marketing of generic and proprietary branded pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients in the U.S. and internationally.