# C_2012144EN.01000901.xml

| 23.5.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 144/9 |
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23.5.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 144/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6503 — La Poste/Swiss Post/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 144/10

| 1. | On 11 May 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings La Poste group (‘La Poste’, France) and Swiss Post group (‘Swiss Post’, Switzerland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture company, to which La Poste and Swiss Post will contribute their respective international mail activities, except for the inbound and outbound mail activities currently carried out by La Poste in France and by Swiss Post in Switzerland, by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 11 May 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings La Poste group (‘La Poste’, France) and Swiss Post group (‘Swiss Post’, Switzerland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture company, to which La Poste and Swiss Post will contribute their respective international mail activities, except for the inbound and outbound mail activities currently carried out by La Poste in France and by Swiss Post in Switzerland, by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for La Poste: La Poste is a public postal operator and the designated universal service provider in France. It is active in mail, express, parcel and banking services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for La Poste: La Poste is a public postal operator and the designated universal service provider in France. It is active in mail, express, parcel and banking services,

| — | for Swiss Post: Swiss Post is the public postal operator of Switzerland. It is active in mail, express and parcel services, as well as financial services and passenger transport, |
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for Swiss Post: Swiss Post is the public postal operator of Switzerland. It is active in mail, express and parcel services, as well as financial services and passenger transport,

| — | The Joint Venture: cross-border outbound business mail activities, mail preparation services (UK and Austria), marketing for print media, contract logistics for print media distribution, logistics services (Italy), express delivery services as well as freight forwarding and international standard business-to-consumer parcel delivery in the UK. |
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The Joint Venture: cross-border outbound business mail activities, mail preparation services (UK and Austria), marketing for print media, contract logistics for print media distribution, logistics services (Italy), express delivery services as well as freight forwarding and international standard business-to-consumer parcel delivery in the UK.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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 the EC 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6503 — La Poste/Swiss Post/JV, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6503 — La Poste/Swiss Post/JV, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

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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