# C_2017180EN.01003801.xml

| 8.6.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 180/38 |
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8.6.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/38

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8382 — VINCI/DUFRY/LFP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 180/09)

| 1. | On 30 May 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings VINCI Airports International, S.A. (‘VINCI Airports International’, Belgium), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the VINCI Group, and DUFRY AG (‘DUFRY’, Switzerland), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking LFP — Lojas Francas de Portugal, S.A. (‘LFP’, Portugal) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 30 May 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings VINCI Airports International, S.A. (‘VINCI Airports International’, Belgium), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the VINCI Group, and DUFRY AG (‘DUFRY’, Switzerland), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking LFP — Lojas Francas de Portugal, S.A. (‘LFP’, Portugal) by way of a purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for VINCI: concessions and infrastructures (motorways mainly in France and airports in France, Portugal, Cambodia, Japan, Dominican Republic and Chile), building, public works and civil engineering, road works, energy and information technology services (electrical engineering, climatic engineering and mechanical engineering, facility management and IT services),
  —   for DUFRY: operation of retail outlets in airports and at other transport hubs in North America, South America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, the Middle East and Africa,
  —   for LFP: travel retail industry in Portugal. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for VINCI: concessions and infrastructures (motorways mainly in France and airports in France, Portugal, Cambodia, Japan, Dominican Republic and Chile), building, public works and civil engineering, road works, energy and information technology services (electrical engineering, climatic engineering and mechanical engineering, facility management and IT services),

for VINCI

—   for DUFRY: operation of retail outlets in airports and at other transport hubs in North America, South America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, the Middle East and Africa,

for DUFRY

—   for LFP: travel retail industry in Portugal.

for LFP

| 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.8382 — VINCI/DUFRY/LFP, 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.8382 — VINCI/DUFRY/LFP, 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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