# C_2015099EN.01001201.xml

| 26.3.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 99/12 |
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26.3.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 99/12

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7449 — SNCF Mobilités/Eurostar International Limited)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 99/11)

| 1. | On 19 March 2015, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking SNCF Mobilités, controlled by the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (‘SNCF’, France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Eurostar International Limited (‘EIL’, United Kingdom), a full-function joint venture since 2010 controlled by the British Government and the SNCF, on the basis of a new Shareholders’ Agreement. |
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On 19 March 2015, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking SNCF Mobilités, controlled by the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (‘SNCF’, France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Eurostar International Limited (‘EIL’, United Kingdom), a full-function joint venture since 2010 controlled by the British Government and the SNCF, on the basis of a new Shareholders’ Agreement.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   SNCF Mobilités: operation of railway passenger transport services on the French rail network and other rail transport services, including international services,
  —   EIL: provision of international high-speed railway passenger transport services between the United Kingdom, France and Belgium. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   SNCF Mobilités: operation of railway passenger transport services on the French rail network and other rail transport services, including international services,

SNCF Mobilités

—   EIL: provision of international high-speed railway passenger transport services between the United Kingdom, France and Belgium.

EIL

| 3. | 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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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.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit to it their observations on the proposed operation.
  Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference number M.7449 — SNCF Mobilités/Eurostar International Limited by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post 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 to it their observations on the proposed operation.

Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference number M.7449 — SNCF Mobilités/Eurostar International Limited by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

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