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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

             INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                              (Amendment No. 11)(1)

                                     Tekelec
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    879101103
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                  -------------

- ---------------

     (1) The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

                      Exhibit Index is Page 10 of 13 Pages
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CUSIP No. 879101103               SCHEDULE 13G

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A. ("T-A")
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                   (a) [ ]
                                                                         (b) [X]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3    SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     France
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  5    SOLE VOTING POWER
         
NUMBER OF              0 shares
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES            6    SHARED VOTING POWER
            
BENEFICIALLY           188,296 shares, the voting power of which is shared with
                       Jean-Claude Asscher who is the president and majority
OWNED BY               shareholder of T-A.
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH              7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
         
REPORTING              0 shares
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON            8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
WITH                   188,296 shares, the dispositive power of which is shared
                       with Jean-Claude Asscher who is the president and 
                       majority shareholder of T-A.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     188,296 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   [ ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

     1.6%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     CO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 879101103               SCHEDULE 13G

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Jean-Claude Asscher
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                   (a) [ ]
                                                                         (b) [X]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3    SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     France
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  5    SOLE VOTING POWER
         
NUMBER OF              628,060 shares
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES            6    SHARED VOTING POWER
            
BENEFICIALLY           188,296 shares, the voting power with respect to
                       which is shared with Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A., except
OWNED BY               that Mr. Asscher may be deemed to share voting power
                       with Natinco, S.A. and Edouard Givel of an additional
EACH                   2,767,064 shares owned of record by Natinco, S.A.
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING         7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
         
PERSON                 628,060 shares
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
WITH              8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
                       188,296 shares, the dispositive power with respect to
                       which is shared with Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A., except
                       that Mr. Asscher may be deemed to share dispositive
                       power with Natinco, S.A. and Edouard Givel of an
                       additional 2,767,064 shares owned of record by
                       Natinco, S.A.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     816,356 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   [X]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

     6.7%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 879101103               SCHEDULE 13G

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Natinco, S.A.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                   (a) [ ]
                                                                         (b) [X]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3    SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Luxembourg
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  5    SOLE VOTING POWER
         
NUMBER OF              0 shares
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES            6    SHARED VOTING POWER
            
BENEFICIALLY           2,767,064 shares, the voting power of which is shared
                       with Edouard Givel, who owns substantially all of the
OWNED BY               equity interest in Natinco, S.A., except that
                       Jean-Claude Asscher may be deemed to share the voting
EACH                   power of these shares due to the fact that he has from
                       time to time acted for, and is an advisor to, Mr. Givel.
REPORTING         --------------------------------------------------------------
                  7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON   
                       0 shares
WITH              --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
                       2,767,064 shares, the dispositive power of which is
                       shared with Edouard Givel, who owns substantially all
                       of the equity interest in Natinco, S.A., except that
                       Jean-Claude Asscher may be deemed to share the
                       dispositive power of these shares due to the fact
                       that he has from time to time acted for, and is an
                       advisor to, Mr. Givel.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     2,767,064 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   [ ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

     23.0%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     CO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 879101103               SCHEDULE 13G

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Edouard Givel
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                   (a) [ ]
                                                                         (b) [X]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3    SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Switzerland
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  5    SOLE VOTING POWER
         
NUMBER OF              0 shares
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES            6    SHARED VOTING POWER
            
BENEFICIALLY           2,767,064 shares, the voting power of which is shared
                       with Natinco, S.A., the record holder of these
OWNED BY               shares, except that Jean-Claude Asscher may be deemed
                       to share the voting power of these shares due to the
EACH                   fact that he has from time to time acted for, and is
                       an advisor to, Mr. Givel.
REPORTING         --------------------------------------------------------------
                  7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON   
                       0 shares
WITH              --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
                       2,767,064 shares, the dispositive power of which is
                       shared with Natinco, S.A., the record holder of these
                       shares, except that Jean-Claude Asscher may be deemed
                       to share the dispositive power of these shares due to
                       the fact that he has from time to time acted for, and
                       is an advisor to, Mr. Givel.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     2,767,064 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   [ ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

     23.0%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:

          Tekelec

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

          26580 West Agoura Road
          Calabasas, CA  91302

Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:

          This Statement is being filed by Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A.; Jean-Claude
          Asscher; Natinco, S.A.; and Edouard Givel, who are sometimes
          collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons." The Reporting
          Persons may be deemed to be a "group" for purposes of Sections 13(d)
          and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
          thereunder (the "Act"), although each expressly disclaims any
          assertion or presumption that it or any of the other persons on whose
          behalf this Statement is filed constitutes a "group." Neither the
          filing of this Statement nor the Agreement [see Exhibit 1(1)] should
          be construed individually or collectively to be an admission that any
          of the Reporting Persons is a member of a "group" consisting of one or
          more of the Reporting Persons or any one or more other persons.

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

          The address of the principal business office of Tekelec-Airtronic is
          5, rue Carle Vernet, 92315 Sevres Cedex, France; and of Natinco, S.A.
          is 15, rue de la Chapelle, L-1325 Luxembourg. The residence address of
          Mr. Asscher is 34 Avenue Raphael, 75016 Paris, France; and of Mr.
          Givel is 31, Chemin des Courbes, 1247 Anieres, Switzerland.

Item 2(c) Citizenship:

          Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A. and Natinco, S.A. are French and Luxembourg
          corporations, respectively. Mr. Asscher and Mr. Givel are French and
          Swiss citizens, respectively.

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:

          Common Stock

Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:

          879101103

Item 3    If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
          check whether the person filing is a:

          Not applicable
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Item 4    Ownership:

          The following information with respect to the ownership of Tekelec's
          Common Stock by the Reporting Persons is provided as of December 31,
          1996, the last day of the year covered by this Statement.

          (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:

              See Row 9 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

              With respect to the aggregate amount of shares beneficially owned
              by Mr. Asscher, such amount does not include 2,767,064 shares
              owned by Natinco, S.A. as to which Mr. Asscher disclaims
              beneficial ownership. This report shall not be deemed an admission
              that Mr. Asscher is the beneficial owner of such 2,767,064 shares
              for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or for any other
              purpose.

          (b) Percent of Class:

              See Row 11 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

          (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

              (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote

                    See Row 5 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

              (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote

                    See Row 6 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

              (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 

                    See Row 7 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

              (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 

                    See Row 8 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

Item 5   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

         Not applicable
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Item 6   Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

         To the best knowledge of each of the Reporting Persons, no person other
         than each of the Reporting Persons has the right to receive or the
         power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the
         sale of, the Tekelec Common Stock owned by each of the Reporting
         Persons, respectively, except that: (a) Mr. Givel may be deemed to have
         such rights with respect to Natinco, S.A., due to the fact that he owns
         substantially all of the equity interest therein; and (b) Mr. Asscher
         may be deemed to have such rights with respect to the shares
         beneficially owned by Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A., due to the fact that he
         is the president and majority shareholder thereof, and with respect to
         the shares beneficially owned by Natinco, S.A., due to the fact that he
         has from time to time acted for, and is an advisor to, Mr. Givel.

Item 7   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
         the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:

         Not applicable

Item 8   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

         See Exhibit 2.

         The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a "group" for the purposes of
         Section 13(d) and 13(g) of the Act, although each expressly disclaims
         any assertion or presumption that it or the other persons on whose
         behalf this Statement is filed constitute a "group." The filing of this
         Statement should not be construed to be an admission that any of the
         Reporting Persons is a member of a "group" consisting of one or more
         such persons.

Item 9   Notice of Dissolution of Group:

         Not applicable

Item 10  Certification:

         Not applicable
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                                    SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Date: February 6, 1997


Jean-Claude Asscher
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Jean-Claude Asscher, on behalf of himself 
and on behalf of Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A.,
as the President thereof.


Edouard Givel
- -----------------------------------------
Edouard Givel, on behalf of himself and 
on behalf of Natinco, S.A., pursuant to
a Power of Attorney [see Exhibit 3].


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(1) Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2 to the Reporting Persons' 
    Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 16, 1988.
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number  Exhibit                                      Page
- --------------  -------------------------------------------  -------------------

1               Agreement to File Joint Statement            Page  9 of 13 pages
                on Schedule 13G*

2               Identification of the Reporting              Page 11 of 13 pages
                Persons

3               Procuration [Power of Attorney]              Page 12 of 13 pages

- ---------------

* Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2 to the Reporting Persons'
  Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 16, 1988.

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                                    Exhibit 2

The Reporting Persons are identified below:

Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A. is a French corporation.

Natinco, S.A. is a Luxembourg corporation.

Jean-Claude Asscher is a French citizen and the president and majority
shareholder of Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A.

Edouard Givel is a Swiss citizen and the owner of substantially all the equity
interest of Natinco, S.A.

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                                    Exhibit 3

                                  NATINCO S.A.
                                 Societe Anonyme

15, rue de la Chapelle          L-1325 Luxembourg

Votre reference           Du     Notre reference                  Luxembourg, le

                              P R O C U R A T I O N

Nous soussignes Henri GRISIUS et John SEIL, agissant en notre qualite
d'administrateurs de NATINCO S.A., 15, rue de la Chapelle, Luxembourg, deleguons
irrevocablement a:

Monsieur Edouard GIVEL, demeurant a CH-1247 Anieres, 31, Chemin des Courbes,

dans la limite de l'objet social et des actes permis par la loi et des statuts
sociaux, les pouvoirs suivants jusqu'au 30 juin 1999 en ce qui concerne la
participation detenue dans TEKELEC, INC., avec siege social a 26580 West Agoura
Road, Calabasas, Californie 91302:

- -  representer la societe en ce qui concerne l'offre au public aux Etats-Unis
   des actions ordinaires de la societe TEKELEC,

- -  representer la societe dans toutes assemblees generales, conseil
   d'administration ou reunions de quelque nature qu'elles soient,

- -  prendre connaissance de tous documents et renseignements,

- -  souscrire a toute augmentation de capital,

- -  formuler toutes demandes ou reclamations, prendre part a toutes discussions,

- -  faire toutes declarations ou confirmations, emettre tous avis,

- -  signer toutes feuilles de presence, pieces ou formulaires quelconques,

- -  emettre tous voites, proceder a toutes reponses, preter son concours, prendre
   toutes mesures pour sauvegarder les droits de la societe ou les mettre en
   valeur,

- -  et plus generalement faire tout le necessaire.

Fait a Luxembourg,
le 6 fevrier 1997
                                        NATINCO S.A.
                                        Societe Anonyme

                                        Henri Grisius        John Seil
                                        -------------------  -------------------
                                        Henri GRISIUS        John SEIL
                                        administrateur       administrateur

                                                            RC Luxembourg B 9018
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                                    Exhibit 3

                                 [TRANSLATION]

                                  NATINCO S.A.
                                 Societe Anonyme

15, rue de la Chapelle          L-1325 Luxembourg

Your reference           From     Our reference                   Luxembourg, le

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned Henri GRISIUS and John SEIL, acting in our capacity as managers
of NATINCO S.A., 15, rue de la Chapelle, Luxembourg, irrevocably grant to:

Mr. Edouard GIVEL, residing at CH-1247 Anieres, 31, Chemin des Courbes,

in accordance with the law, the following powers valid until June 30, 1999 with
respect to the interest held in TEKELEC, INC., with its headquarters located at
26580 West Agoura Road, Calabasas, California 91302:

- -  to represent the corporation in connection with the public offering in the
   United States of common stock of TEKELEC corporation,

- -  to represent the corporation in all annual meetings, board meetings or
   meetings of any nature whatsoever,

- -  to keep apprised of all documents and information,

- -  to subscribe to any capital increase,

- -  to draw up all requests or complaints, to participate in all discussions,

- -  to prepare all reports or confirmations, to render all advice,

- -  to sign all timesheets, documents or forms whatsoever,

- -  to issue all votes, to respond, to participate, to take all measures to
   safeguard the rights of the corporation or enhance them, - more generally, to
   perform all acts which are necessary.

Executed at Luxembourg
February 6, 1997
                                        NATINCO S.A.
                                        Societe Anonyme

                                        Henri Grisius        John Seil
                                        -------------------  -------------------
                                        Henri GRISIUS        John SEIL
                                        Manager              Manager

                                                            RC Luxembourg B 9018


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