# C_2013244EN.01000501.xml

| 24.8.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 244/5 |
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24.8.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 244/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6960 — SNCF/COMSA-EMTE/CRT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 244/04

| 1. | On 16 August 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the SNCF Group (‘SNCF’, France) and COMSA-EMTE T&L, S.L. (‘COMSA-EMTE’, Spain), part of the COMSA-EMTE Group (Spain), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of COMSA Rail Transport, S.A.U. (‘CRT’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 16 August 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the SNCF Group (‘SNCF’, France) and COMSA-EMTE T&L, S.L. (‘COMSA-EMTE’, Spain), part of the COMSA-EMTE Group (Spain), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of COMSA Rail Transport, S.A.U. (‘CRT’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for SNCF: rail passenger transportation (regional and long-distance transport), infrastructure & engineering services in France and other European countries and a full range of freight transport and logistics solutions in Europe and all over the world, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for SNCF: rail passenger transportation (regional and long-distance transport), infrastructure & engineering services in France and other European countries and a full range of freight transport and logistics solutions in Europe and all over the world,

| — | for COMSA-EMTE: the holding company of the transport division of the COMSA-EMTE Group, a Spanish group active in the infrastructure, construction and technology sectors, as well as systems and engineering, environment and renewable energy services, |
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for COMSA-EMTE: the holding company of the transport division of the COMSA-EMTE Group, a Spanish group active in the infrastructure, construction and technology sectors, as well as systems and engineering, environment and renewable energy services,

| — | for CRT: subsidiairy of the COMSA-EMTE providing rail freight transport, rail traction, rail freight forwarding and other transport-related services, including shunting and container handling in railway terminals, and rail freight and transport engineering consulting mainly in Spain. |
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for CRT: subsidiairy of the COMSA-EMTE providing rail freight transport, rail traction, rail freight forwarding and other transport-related services, including shunting and container handling in railway terminals, and rail freight and transport engineering consulting mainly in Spain.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 the EC Merger Regulation (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 EC 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 the EC Merger Regulation (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 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 number COMP/M.6960 — SNCF/COMSA-EMTE/CRT, 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 number COMP/M.6960 — SNCF/COMSA-EMTE/CRT, 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 ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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