Commission Decision

of 25 August 2005

declaring a concentration compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement

(Case COMP/M.3687 — Johnson & Johnson/Guidant)

(notified under document number C(2005) 3230)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/430/EC)

On 25 August 2005 the Commission adopted a Decision in a merger case pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings(1), and in particular Article 8(1) of that Regulation. A non-confidential version of the full Decision can be found in the authentic language of the case and in the working languages of the Commission on the website of the Directorate-General for Competition, at the following address: http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/index_en.html

(1)

OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.