CASE COMMENTS : MERGER CONTROL - OTHER SERVICES - PRELIMINARY RULING ON CONSTITUTIONALITY – WITHDRAWAL OF A MERGER CLEARANCE

Commitments - Joint venture: The European Commission clears a joint venture between three companies for security solutions for mobile devices subject to commitments (ARM/Giesecke & Devrient ; Gemalto/JV)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. Comm. eur. dec. art.6, § 1 (b) and art. 6, § 2, R. 139/2004 of 6 November 2012, ARM c/ Giesecke & Devrient/Gemalto c/ JV Trustonic: From the false start to the finish line Mid-December 2012 saw the launch of Trustonic, the joint venture created by ARM, Gemalto and Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) to develop and commercialize certain security solutions used in consumer electronics equipment. The European Commission gave its green light to the operation on November 6, 2012, subject to conditions, and after a procedure that got off to a "false start": the parties had notified the operation on June 15, 2012, then withdrew their notification in early July,

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