Case No COMP/M.3529 - SIEMENS / BBC TECHNOLOGY

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REGULATION (EC) No 139/2004 MERGER PROCEDURE

Article 6(1)(b) NON-OPPOSITION Date: 20/08/2004

In electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32004M3529

Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Information, Communication and Media

Brussels, 20.08.2004

SG-Greffe(2004) D/203616

PUBLIC VERSION

MERGER PROCEDURE ARTICLE 6(1)(b) DECISION

SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE

To the notifying parties

Dear Sirs,

1.On 19 July 2004, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 by which the undertaking Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (ìSiemensî, Germany), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Siemens Holdings plc (ìSiemens Holdingsî) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council the undertaking BBC Technology Holdings Limited (ìBBC Tî, UK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

ññ for Siemens: global provider of electronic engineering and electronic products and services

ññ for BBC T: provider of technology equipment, internet solutions and consulting services to the BBC and to others in the media industry

1OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1

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

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 (c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EEC) No 139/2004.

4.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 Mario MONTI Member of the Commission

2Adopted by the Commission on 20 July 2004 and available on DG COMP website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf

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