# C_2006055EN.01005501.xml

| 7.3.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 55/55 |
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7.3.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/55

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3848 — Sea-Invest/EMO-EKOM)

(2006/C 55/19)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 24 February 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Sea-Invest N.V. (‘Sea-Invest’, Belgium) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertakings Europees Massagoed-Overslagbedrijf B.V. and Erts- en Kolen Overslagbedrijf B.V. (‘EMO-EKOM’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. After the transaction, EMO-EKOM will be jointly controlled by Sea-Invest, ThyssenKrupp Veerhaven B.V. (‘TKV’, the Netherlands), H.E.S. Beheer N.V. (‘HES’, the Netherlands) and Manufrance B.V. (‘Manufrance’, the Netherlands). |
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On 24 February 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Sea-Invest N.V. (‘Sea-Invest’, Belgium) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertakings Europees Massagoed-Overslagbedrijf B.V. and Erts- en Kolen Overslagbedrijf B.V. (‘EMO-EKOM’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. After the transaction, EMO-EKOM will be jointly controlled by Sea-Invest, ThyssenKrupp Veerhaven B.V. (‘TKV’, the Netherlands), H.E.S. Beheer N.V. (‘HES’, the Netherlands) and Manufrance B.V. (‘Manufrance’, the Netherlands).

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Sea-Invest: stevedoring services for non-containerised cargo, including coal and iron ore; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Sea-Invest: stevedoring services for non-containerised cargo, including coal and iron ore;

| — | EMO-EKOM: stevedoring services for coal and iron ore; |
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EMO-EKOM: stevedoring services for coal and iron ore;

| — | TKV: operation of push boat and barge services, stevedoring services for coal and iron ore; |
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TKV: operation of push boat and barge services, stevedoring services for coal and iron ore;

| — | HES: provision of logistical services in ports, including stevedoring services for coal and iron ore; |
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HES: provision of logistical services in ports, including stevedoring services for coal and iron ore;

| — | Manufrance: marketing, logistics and quality control of imported coal, stevedoring services for non-containerised cargo, including coal and iron ore. |
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Manufrance: marketing, logistics and quality control of imported coal, stevedoring services for non-containerised cargo, including coal and iron ore.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3848 — Sea-Invest/EMO-EKOM, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Competition DG |
| Merger Registry |
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| B-1049 Brussels |

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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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3848 — Sea-Invest/EMO-EKOM, to the following address:

European Commission

Competition DG

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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