# C_2014297EN.01001401.xml

| 4.9.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 297/14 |
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4.9.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 297/14

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7304 — Danone/ID Logistics/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 297/05)

| 1. | On 28 August 2014, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Société Anonyme des Eaux Minérales d’Evian (‘S.A.E.M.E.’, France), a subsidiary of the Danone group (France), and ID Logistics SAS, a subsidiary of ID Logistics Group (France), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a full-function joint venture by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting the joint venture. |
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On 28 August 2014, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Société Anonyme des Eaux Minérales d’Evian (‘S.A.E.M.E.’, France), a subsidiary of the Danone group (France), and ID Logistics SAS, a subsidiary of ID Logistics Group (France), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a full-function joint venture by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting the joint venture.

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






  — | S.A.E.M.E. is a subsidiary of the Danone group (which specialises in the agri-food industry). It is a French company engaged in the production and marketing of table water. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are as follows:

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S.A.E.M.E. is a subsidiary of the Danone group (which specialises in the agri-food industry). It is a French company engaged in the production and marketing of table water.

| — | ID Logistics is a pure player providing logistics services in France and internationally. The group offers integrated logistics including transport, warehousing and value-added services mainly for high-end customers. |
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ID Logistics is a pure player providing logistics services in France and internationally. The group offers integrated logistics including transport, warehousing and value-added services mainly for high-end customers.

| — | The purpose of the full-function joint venture (within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004) will be to provide logistics services primarily in the area of table waters. |
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The purpose of the full-function joint venture (within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004) will be to provide logistics services primarily in the area of table waters.

| 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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice. |
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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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.

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| 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.7304 — Danone/ID Logistics/JV by fax (+32 22964301), by email 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.7304 — Danone/ID Logistics/JV by fax (+32 22964301), by email 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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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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