# C_2011346EN.01001701.xml

| 26.11.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 346/17 |
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26.11.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 346/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6396 — Rhenus/Wincanton International)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 346/09

| 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 Rhenus AG & Co. KG (‘Rhenus’, Germany), controlled by Rethmann AG & Co. KG (‘Rethmann’, Germany), belonging to the Rethmann family, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Wincanton International (Great Britain) 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 Rhenus AG & Co. KG (‘Rhenus’, Germany), controlled by Rethmann AG & Co. KG (‘Rethmann’, Germany), belonging to the Rethmann family, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Wincanton International (Great Britain) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | Rhenus: contract logistics, transport logistics, port logistics and local public transport, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Rhenus: contract logistics, transport logistics, port logistics and local public transport,

| — | Rethmann: water and recycling management, logistics, recycling of animal waste, |
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Rethmann: water and recycling management, logistics, recycling of animal waste,

| — | Wincanton International: contract logistics and intermodal transport logistics. Wincanton International is the parent company of the German, French, Dutch and Spanish national companies of the Wincanton group. |
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Wincanton International: contract logistics and intermodal transport logistics. Wincanton International is the parent company of the German, French, Dutch and Spanish national companies of the Wincanton group.

| 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.6396 — Rhenus/Wincanton International, 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.6396 — Rhenus/Wincanton International, 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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