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| 8.9.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 271/12 |
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8.9.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 271/12

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6599 — Comsa Rail Transport/Naviland Cargo/Grupo Logístico Sesé/Target)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 271/08

| 1. | On 3 September 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 Comsa Rail Transport, SAU (‘CRT’, Spain) belonging to the Spanish Comsa-EMTE group, Naviland Cargo, SA (‘Naviland’, France), belonging to the French SNCF group and Grupo Logístico Sesé SL (‘Sesé’, Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of an undertaking (‘Joint Venture’) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company. |
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On 3 September 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 Comsa Rail Transport, SAU (‘CRT’, Spain) belonging to the Spanish Comsa-EMTE group, Naviland Cargo, SA (‘Naviland’, France), belonging to the French SNCF group and Grupo Logístico Sesé SL (‘Sesé’, Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of an undertaking (‘Joint Venture’) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company.

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






  — | for CRT: rail logistics and transport services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for CRT: rail logistics and transport services,

| — | for Naviland: rail and intermodal freight transport services and operation of intermodal transport terminals, |
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for Naviland: rail and intermodal freight transport services and operation of intermodal transport terminals,

| — | for Sesé: road transport, intermodal transport, forwarding and logistics services, |
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for Sesé: road transport, intermodal transport, forwarding and logistics services,

| — | for the Joint Venture: freight transport by land between Portugal and Germany. |
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for the Joint Venture: freight transport by land between Portugal and Germany.

| 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.6599 — Comsa Rail Transport/Naviland Cargo/Grupo Logístico Sesé/Target, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6599 — Comsa Rail Transport/Naviland Cargo/Grupo Logístico Sesé/Target, 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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