# C_2013285EN.01000301.xml

| 1.10.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 285/3 |
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1.10.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 285/3

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6995 — Reggeborgh/Boskalis/VSMC)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 285/03

| 1. | On 24 September 2013, 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 Reggeborgh (the Netherlands) and Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (‘Boskalis’, the Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Visser & Smit Marine Contracting BV (‘VSMC’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 24 September 2013, 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 Reggeborgh (the Netherlands) and Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (‘Boskalis’, the Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Visser & Smit Marine Contracting BV (‘VSMC’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Reggeborgh: investment company, focusing on non-retail sales of petroleum products and construction services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Reggeborgh: investment company, focusing on non-retail sales of petroleum products and construction services,

| — | for Boskalis: providing marine services on a global scale in dredging, maritime infrastructure, terminal services, salvage, transport, heavy lift and harbour towage, |
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for Boskalis: providing marine services on a global scale in dredging, maritime infrastructure, terminal services, salvage, transport, heavy lift and harbour towage,

| — | for VSMC: activities in the field of installation, maintenance and replacement of subsea power cables. |
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for VSMC: activities in the field of installation, maintenance and replacement of subsea power cables.

| 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.6995 — Reggeborgh/Boskalis/VSMC, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6995 — Reggeborgh/Boskalis/VSMC, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

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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