# C_2017174EN.01001301.xml

| 1.6.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 174/13 |
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1.6.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 174/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8472 — Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha/Mitsui Osk Lines/Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 174/09)

| 1. | On 19 May 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (‘NYK’), Mitsui Osk Lines (‘MOL’) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (‘K Line’), all of Japan, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a Joint Venture (‘JV’) by way of a purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 19 May 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (‘NYK’), Mitsui Osk Lines (‘MOL’) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (‘K Line’), all of Japan, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a Joint Venture (‘JV’) by way of a purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for NYK, MOL and K Line: marine transportation globally, including deep-sea container liner shipping services, container terminal services and, to various degrees, other services, including bulk transportation, air cargo transportation, logistics, bulk shipping, real estate, cruise ships, and trading.
  —   for JV: the global container liner shipping business and container terminal business (excluding terminals in Japan) of each of NYK, MOL and K Line. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for NYK, MOL and K Line: marine transportation globally, including deep-sea container liner shipping services, container terminal services and, to various degrees, other services, including bulk transportation, air cargo transportation, logistics, bulk shipping, real estate, cruise ships, and trading.

for NYK, MOL and K Line

—   for JV: the global container liner shipping business and container terminal business (excluding terminals in Japan) of each of NYK, MOL and K Line.

for JV

| 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. |
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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.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. 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.8472 — Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha/Mitsui Osk Lines/Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha/JV, 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 their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. 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.8472 — Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha/Mitsui Osk Lines/Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha/JV, 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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