# C_2014248EN.01000701.xml

| 30.7.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 248/7 |
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30.7.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 248/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7268 — CSAV/HGV/Kühne Maritime/Hapag-Lloyd AG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 248/05

| 1. | On 23 July 2014, 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 Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A. (‘CSAV’, Chile), Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- und Beteiligungsmanagement mbH (‘HGV’, Germany), and Kühne Maritime GmbH (‘Kühne Maritime’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation by way of purchase of shares joint control of the undertaking Hapag-Lloyd AG (‘HL AG’, Germany) which will include the combination of the container shipping activities of CSAV and HL AG. |
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On 23 July 2014, 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 Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A. (‘CSAV’, Chile), Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- und Beteiligungsmanagement mbH (‘HGV’, Germany), and Kühne Maritime GmbH (‘Kühne Maritime’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation by way of purchase of shares joint control of the undertaking Hapag-Lloyd AG (‘HL AG’, Germany) which will include the combination of the container shipping activities of CSAV and HL AG.

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






  — | CSAV provides shipping services of bulk, liquids and containerised cargo including reefer containers and vehicles. CSAV is controlled by Quiñenco S.A. (Chile), |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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CSAV provides shipping services of bulk, liquids and containerised cargo including reefer containers and vehicles. CSAV is controlled by Quiñenco S.A. (Chile),

| — | HGV is the holding company for the commercial activities of the Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (City of Hamburg, Germany), |
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HGV is the holding company for the commercial activities of the Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (City of Hamburg, Germany),

| — | Kühne Maritime GmbH is a subsidiary of Kühne Holding AG. Kühne Holding AG is the parent company of a group of companies active in the logistics business, |
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Kühne Maritime GmbH is a subsidiary of Kühne Holding AG. Kühne Holding AG is the parent company of a group of companies active in the logistics business,

| — | HL AG mainly provides container shipping services. |
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HL AG mainly provides container shipping services.

| 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 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 M.7268 — CSAV/HGV/Kühne Maritime/Hapag-Lloyd AG, 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 M.7268 — CSAV/HGV/Kühne Maritime/Hapag-Lloyd AG, 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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