# C_2015059EN.01000601.xml

| 19.2.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 59/6 |
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19.2.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7483 — Abellio Transport/ScotRail)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 59/07)

| 1. | On 11 February 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Abellio ScotRail Limited (‘Abellio ScotRail’, United Kingdom), a subsidiary of Abellio Transport Holding BV (the Netherlands) ultimately controlled by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (‘NS’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the ScotRail franchise (United Kingdom), currently operated by First ScotRail Limited, by way of public bid. |
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On 11 February 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Abellio ScotRail Limited (‘Abellio ScotRail’, United Kingdom), a subsidiary of Abellio Transport Holding BV (the Netherlands) ultimately controlled by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (‘NS’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the ScotRail franchise (United Kingdom), currently operated by First ScotRail Limited, by way of public bid.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Abellio Transport Holding: the operation of a number of passenger railway concessions or franchise contracts outside the Netherlands, in particular in the UK, Germany and Sweden,
  —   for Abellio ScotRail: the operation of the ScotRail franchise,
  —   for ScotRail franchise: the provision of passenger rail services in Scotland. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Abellio Transport Holding: the operation of a number of passenger railway concessions or franchise contracts outside the Netherlands, in particular in the UK, Germany and Sweden,

for Abellio Transport Holding

—   for Abellio ScotRail: the operation of the ScotRail franchise,

for Abellio ScotRail

—   for ScotRail franchise: the provision of passenger rail services in Scotland.

for ScotRail franchise

| 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 number M.7483 — Abellio Transport/ScotRail, 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 number M.7483 — Abellio Transport/ScotRail, 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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