# C_2012069EN.01000601.xml

| 7.3.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 69/6 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6305 — DFDS/C.RO Ports/Älvsborg Ro/Ro)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 69/04

| 1. | On 27 February 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 undertaking DFDS A/S (‘DFDS’, Denmark) and C.RO Ports SA (‘C.RO Ports’, Luxemburg), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1) (b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Älvsborg Ro/Ro AB (‘Älvsborg’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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DFDS is active in short sea/ferry transport in Northern Europe, including Ro-Ro and container shipping, terminal services (in Norway, Denmark, the United Kingdom, France and the Netherlands), passenger transport services and trailer services, contract logistics and freight forwarding, —
C.RO Ports provides Ro-Ro terminal services (in the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands). It belongs to the same ownership as CLdN Lignes Régulières SA, which operates a network of Ro-Ro shipping services, —
Älvsborg provides Ro-Ro terminal services at the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden. | — | DFDS is active in short sea/ferry transport in Northern Europe, including Ro-Ro and container shipping, terminal services (in Norway, Denmark, the United Kingdom, France and the Netherlands), passenger transport services and trailer services, contract logistics and freight forwarding, | — | C.RO Ports provides Ro-Ro terminal services (in the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands). It belongs to the same ownership as CLdN Lignes Régulières SA, which operates a network of Ro-Ro shipping services, | — | Älvsborg provides Ro-Ro terminal services at the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden. |
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| — | DFDS is active in short sea/ferry transport in Northern Europe, including Ro-Ro and container shipping, terminal services (in Norway, Denmark, the United Kingdom, France and the Netherlands), passenger transport services and trailer services, contract logistics and freight forwarding, | | | | | | |
| — | C.RO Ports provides Ro-Ro terminal services (in the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands). It belongs to the same ownership as CLdN Lignes Régulières SA, which operates a network of Ro-Ro shipping services, | | | | | | |
| — | Älvsborg provides Ro-Ro terminal services at the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden. | | | | | | |

| 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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| 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.6305 — DFDS/C.RO Ports/Älvsborg Ro/Ro, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition | Merger Registry | J-70 | 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
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| 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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