# C_2011357EN.01001201.xml

| 7.12.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 357/12 |
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7.12.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 357/12

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6421 — Daimler/Europcar/car2go Europe JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 357/05

| 1. | On 25 November 2011, 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 Europcar Groupe SA (‘Europcar’, France), belonging to Eurazeo SA (France) and car2go GmbH (‘car2go’ Germany), subsidiary of Daimler AG (‘Daimler’, Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of car2go Europe GmbH (‘car2go Europe’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 25 November 2011, 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 Europcar Groupe SA (‘Europcar’, France), belonging to Eurazeo SA (France) and car2go GmbH (‘car2go’ Germany), subsidiary of Daimler AG (‘Daimler’, Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of car2go Europe GmbH (‘car2go Europe’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | for Europcar: car rental services in different EEA-member states and worldwide. Europcar belongs to Eurazeo, a French listed investment company which invests in companies active in numerous sectors such as hotels, textile rental services or real estate, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Europcar: car rental services in different EEA-member states and worldwide. Europcar belongs to Eurazeo, a French listed investment company which invests in companies active in numerous sectors such as hotels, textile rental services or real estate,

| — | for car2go: founded to carry out a pilot project in the short-term car rental market and to afterwards carry out the world-wide roll out of the business for Daimler. Daimler is a worldwide active producer of automobiles and commercial vehicles, |
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for car2go: founded to carry out a pilot project in the short-term car rental market and to afterwards carry out the world-wide roll out of the business for Daimler. Daimler is a worldwide active producer of automobiles and commercial vehicles,

| — | for car2go Europe: short term car rental services in several cities and metropolitan areas within the EEA. |
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for car2go Europe: short term car rental services in several cities and metropolitan areas within the EEA.

| 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.6421 — Daimler/Europcar/car2go Europe 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6421 — Daimler/Europcar/car2go Europe 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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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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