# C_2016153EN.01001401.xml

| 29.4.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 153/14 |
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29.4.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 153/14

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7949 — Norwegian/Shiphold/OSM Aviation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 153/09)

| 1. | On 21 April 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Norwegian Air Resources Holding Ltd (‘NARH’, Ireland), controlled by Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (‘Norwegian’, Norway), and OSM Aviation Group Ltd (‘OSM Aviation Holding’, Cyprus), controlled by Shiphold Ltd (‘Shiphold’, Cyprus), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking OSM Aviation Ltd (‘OSM Aviation’, Cyprus) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 21 April 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Norwegian Air Resources Holding Ltd (‘NARH’, Ireland), controlled by Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (‘Norwegian’, Norway), and OSM Aviation Group Ltd (‘OSM Aviation Holding’, Cyprus), controlled by Shiphold Ltd (‘Shiphold’, Cyprus), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking OSM Aviation Ltd (‘OSM Aviation’, Cyprus) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for NARH: resource company providing crew and crew management services to Norwegian, which is active in the market of passenger air transport services,
  —   for OSM Aviation Holding: holding company controlled by Shiphold, which is active in the market of shipping and ship owning,
  —   for OSM Aviation: company active in crew management, providing a full range of services including employment and management of both flight deck and cabin crew to different airlines. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for NARH: resource company providing crew and crew management services to Norwegian, which is active in the market of passenger air transport services,

for NARH

—   for OSM Aviation Holding: holding company controlled by Shiphold, which is active in the market of shipping and ship owning,

for OSM Aviation Holding

—   for OSM Aviation: company active in crew management, providing a full range of services including employment and management of both flight deck and cabin crew to different airlines.

for OSM Aviation

| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7949 — Norwegian/Shiphold/OSM Aviation, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7949 — Norwegian/Shiphold/OSM Aviation, 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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