# C_2017350EN.01003501.xml

| 18.10.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 350/35 |
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18.10.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 350/35

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8634 — ATP/OTPP/Copenhagen Airports)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 350/09)

| 1. | On 10 October 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
  This notification concerns the following undertakings:






  — | Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP, Denmark), |
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On 10 October 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

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Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP, Denmark),

| — | Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan Board (OTPP, Canada), |
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Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan Board (OTPP, Canada),

| — | Copenhagen Airports A/S (CPH, Denmark). |
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Copenhagen Airports A/S (CPH, Denmark).

ATP and OTPP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of CPH.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for ATP: Danish public pension provider which administers a number of welfare and social security schemes,
  —   for OTPP: investment management organisation that invests pension plan assets on behalf of active and retired teachers in the Canadian province of Ontario,
  —   for CPH: owner and operator of the airports at Kastrup and Roskilde, Denmark, as well as owning the Clarion Copenhagen Airport Hotel. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for ATP: Danish public pension provider which administers a number of welfare and social security schemes,

for ATP

—   for OTPP: investment management organisation that invests pension plan assets on behalf of active and retired teachers in the Canadian province of Ontario,

for OTPP

—   for CPH: owner and operator of the airports at Kastrup and Roskilde, Denmark, as well as owning the Clarion Copenhagen Airport Hotel.

for CPH

| 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 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. The following reference should always be specified:
  M.8634 — ATP/OTPP/Copenhagen Airports
  Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





  E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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. The following reference should always be specified:

M.8634 — ATP/OTPP/Copenhagen Airports

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal 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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