# C_2022193EN.01001701.xml

| 12.5.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 193/17 |
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12.5.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 193/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10616 – CAF / CORADIA POLYVALENT BUSINESS / TALENT 3 BUSINESS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 193/04)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A. (‘CAF’, Spain), |
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Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A. (‘CAF’, Spain),

| — | Alstom’s Coradia Polyvalent mainline rolling stock platform and Alstom’s production facility located in Reichshoffen (‘Coradia Polyvalent Business’, France), |
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Alstom’s Coradia Polyvalent mainline rolling stock platform and Alstom’s production facility located in Reichshoffen (‘Coradia Polyvalent Business’, France),

| — | Bombardier’s Talent 3 mainline rolling stock platform (‘Talent 3 Business’, Germany). |
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Bombardier’s Talent 3 mainline rolling stock platform (‘Talent 3 Business’, Germany).

CAF will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the Coradia Polyvalent Business and the Talent 3 Business.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | CAF is a rolling stock manufacturer of different types of railway vehicles with production plants in Spain, France, United Kingdom, United States, Mexico and Brazil; |
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CAF is a rolling stock manufacturer of different types of railway vehicles with production plants in Spain, France, United Kingdom, United States, Mexico and Brazil;

| — | Coradia Polyvalent Business is a mainline train platform, currently manufactured in the Reichshoffen plant in France. It is a flexible platform capable of achieving regional (up to 160 km/h) and intercity (between 200 and 249 km/h) speeds in electric or bi-mode traction; |
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Coradia Polyvalent Business is a mainline train platform, currently manufactured in the Reichshoffen plant in France. It is a flexible platform capable of achieving regional (up to 160 km/h) and intercity (between 200 and 249 km/h) speeds in electric or bi-mode traction;

| — | Talent 3 Business is amainline train platform, currently manufactured at Alstom’s Hennigsdorf and Bautzen sites in Germany. It is a flexible platform capable of achieving regional speeds (up to and including 160 km/h) with electric traction. |
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Talent 3 Business is amainline train platform, currently manufactured at Alstom’s Hennigsdorf and Bautzen sites in Germany. It is a flexible platform capable of achieving regional speeds (up to and including 160 km/h) with electric traction.

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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10616 – CAF / CORADIA POLYVALENT BUSINESS / TALENT 3 BUSINESS

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

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

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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

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