# C_2015301EN.01001401.xml

| 12.9.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 301/14 |
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12.9.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 301/14

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7697 — Aéroports de Paris/Select Service Partner Group/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 301/08)

| 1. | On 4 September 2015, 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 Aéroports de Paris SA (‘ADP’, France) and Select Service Partner S.A.S. (‘SSP’, France), controlled by SSP Group plc (United Kingdom), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 4 September 2015, 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 Aéroports de Paris SA (‘ADP’, France) and Select Service Partner S.A.S. (‘SSP’, France), controlled by SSP Group plc (United Kingdom), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | ADP’s object is to install, operate and develop a number of airport facilities in the Île-de-France region, and specifically at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are as follows:

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ADP’s object is to install, operate and develop a number of airport facilities in the Île-de-France region, and specifically at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly,

| — | SSP is a company belonging to SSP Group, a group based in the United Kingdom and specialising in concession catering at airports and stations. |
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SSP is a company belonging to SSP Group, a group based in the United Kingdom and specialising in concession catering at airports and stations.

| — | The object of the joint venture is to operate fast-food restaurants at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. |
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The object of the joint venture is to operate fast-food restaurants at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.

| 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 the 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 the Notice.

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| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit to it their observations on the proposed concentration.
  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 M.7697 — Aéroports de Paris/Select Service Partner Group/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 concentration.

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 M.7697 — Aéroports de Paris/Select Service Partner Group/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)  ОJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (‘the Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  ОJ C 366, 14.12.2013, р. 5.

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