# C_2004288EN.01000201.xml

| 25.11.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 288/2 |
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25.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 288/2

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3576 — ECT/PONL/EUROMAX)

(2004/C 288/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 17 November 2004, 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 Europe Container Terminals B.V. (‘ECT’, The Netherlands), belonging to the Hutchison Whampoa Limited Group (‘Hutchison’, Hong Kong), and P&O Nedlloyd B.V. (‘PONL’, The Netherlands), belonging to Royal P&O Nedlloyd N.V. (‘Royal Nedlloyd’, The Netherlands), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Euromax Beheer B.V. (‘Euromax’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 17 November 2004, 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 Europe Container Terminals B.V. (‘ECT’, The Netherlands), belonging to the Hutchison Whampoa Limited Group (‘Hutchison’, Hong Kong), and P&O Nedlloyd B.V. (‘PONL’, The Netherlands), belonging to Royal P&O Nedlloyd N.V. (‘Royal Nedlloyd’, The Netherlands), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Euromax Beheer B.V. (‘Euromax’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | for ECT: port services in the Port of Rotterdam, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for ECT: port services in the Port of Rotterdam,

| — | for Hutchison: inter alia, telecommunications, retail, energy, property and port services world-wide, |
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for Hutchison: inter alia, telecommunications, retail, energy, property and port services world-wide,

| — | for PONL: containerised liner shipping services, |
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for PONL: containerised liner shipping services,

| — | for Royal Nedlloyd: holding company, with interest in containerised liner shipping services world-wide and air transport services, |
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for Royal Nedlloyd: holding company, with interest in containerised liner shipping services world-wide and air transport services,

| — | for Euromax: development and operation of a terminal to be constructed in the Port of Rotterdam. |
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for Euromax: development and operation of a terminal to be constructed in the Port of Rotterdam.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3576 — ECT/PONL/EUROMAX, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition, |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3576 — ECT/PONL/EUROMAX, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition,

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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