# C_2011344EN.01001501.xml

| 24.11.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 344/15 |
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24.11.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 344/15

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6425 — Imperial Mobility/Lehnkering)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 344/12

| 1. | On 17 November 2011 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Imperial Mobility International BV (‘Imperial Mobility’, Netherlands), controlled by Imperial Holdings Limited (South Africa), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Lehnkering Holding GmbH (‘Lehnkering’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 17 November 2011 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Imperial Mobility International BV (‘Imperial Mobility’, Netherlands), controlled by Imperial Holdings Limited (South Africa), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Lehnkering Holding GmbH (‘Lehnkering’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Imperial Mobility: inland waterway transport, transhipment logistics services, warehousing, contract logistics, distribution, freight forwarding, ship clearance and vehicle trade, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Imperial Mobility: inland waterway transport, transhipment logistics services, warehousing, contract logistics, distribution, freight forwarding, ship clearance and vehicle trade,

| — | for Lehnkering: internal waterway, HGV and combined rail transport, supplementary warehousing and distribution services for hazardous chemical goods, and synthesis, formulation and packaging of chemical products. |
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for Lehnkering: internal waterway, HGV and combined rail transport, supplementary warehousing and distribution services for hazardous chemical goods, and synthesis, formulation and packaging of chemical products.

| 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.6425 — Imperial Mobility/Lehnkering, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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.6425 — Imperial Mobility/Lehnkering, 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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