# C_2017056EN.01000901.xml

| 22.2.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 56/9 |
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22.2.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 56/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8365 — Swiss Post/SBB/SwissSign)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 56/10)

| 1. | On 14 February 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Schweizerische Post AG (‘Swiss Post’, Switzerland) and Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB (‘SBB’, Switzerland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking SwissSign AG (‘SwissSign’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 14 February 2017, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Schweizerische Post AG (‘Swiss Post’, Switzerland) and Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB (‘SBB’, Switzerland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking SwissSign AG (‘SwissSign’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Swiss Post: Swiss Post is the incumbent postal operator in Switzerland. It provides mail and parcel services, a number of financial services, particularly money transfers, and regional passenger transport services.
  —   for SBB: SBB is the incumbent rail operator in Switzerland. It provides public transport services, particularly the provision of infrastructure, long-distance passenger transport services, regional passenger transport services, goods transport, and related services.
  —   for SwissSign: SwissSign provides IT security and data protection services. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Swiss Post: Swiss Post is the incumbent postal operator in Switzerland. It provides mail and parcel services, a number of financial services, particularly money transfers, and regional passenger transport services.

for Swiss Post

—   for SBB: SBB is the incumbent rail operator in Switzerland. It provides public transport services, particularly the provision of infrastructure, long-distance passenger transport services, regional passenger transport services, goods transport, and related services.

for SBB

—   for SwissSign: SwissSign provides IT security and data protection services.

for SwissSign

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

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| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit to it their observations on the proposed operation.
  Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date of publication of this notification. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8365 — Swiss Post/SBB/SwissSign, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit to it their observations on the proposed operation.

Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date of publication of this notification. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8365 — Swiss Post/SBB/SwissSign, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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