# C_2008305EN.01008901.xml

| 28.11.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 305/89 |
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28.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 305/89

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5398 — Hutchison/Evergreen)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 305/06)

| 1. | On 18 November 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which Hutchison Ports Taranto B.V. c/o (‘HPT’, United Kingdom), belonging to the Hutchison Whampoa Limited Group (‘Hutchison Group’, Hong Kong) and Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Limited (‘EMC’, Republic of China), which is part of the Evergreen Group (‘Evergreen Group’, Taiwan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation, joint control over Taranto Container Terminal S.p.A. (‘TCT’, Italy) by way of share swap. |
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On 18 November 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which Hutchison Ports Taranto B.V. c/o (‘HPT’, United Kingdom), belonging to the Hutchison Whampoa Limited Group (‘Hutchison Group’, Hong Kong) and Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Limited (‘EMC’, Republic of China), which is part of the Evergreen Group (‘Evergreen Group’, Taiwan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation, joint control over Taranto Container Terminal S.p.A. (‘TCT’, Italy) by way of share swap.

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






  — | for HPT: provision of deep-sea container stevedoring services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for HPT: provision of deep-sea container stevedoring services,

| — | for EMC: liner shipping services, |
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for EMC: liner shipping services,

| — | for TCT: provision terminal services in the Port of Taranto. |
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for TCT: provision terminal services in the Port of Taranto.

| 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5398 — Hutchison/Evergreen, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5398 — Hutchison/Evergreen, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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

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