# C_2017403EN.01000801.xml

| 28.11.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 403/8 |
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28.11.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 403/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8654 — CK Hutchison/TMA Holding/TMA Logistics)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 403/07)

| 1. | On 17 November 2017, the Commission received 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).
  This notification concerns the following undertakings:






  — | Hutchison Ports Netherlands BV (‘HPN’, Netherlands), |
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On 17 November 2017, the Commission received 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).

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

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Hutchison Ports Netherlands BV (‘HPN’, Netherlands),

| — | TMA Holding BV (‘TMA Holding’, Netherlands), |
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TMA Holding BV (‘TMA Holding’, Netherlands),

| — | TMA Logistics BV (‘TMA Logistics’, Netherlands). |
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TMA Logistics BV (‘TMA Logistics’, Netherlands).

HPN and TMA Holding acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over TMA Logistics, currently solely controlled by TMA Holding.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for HPN: Subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings (‘HPH’) Limited — owned by CK Hutchison Holding Limited — operating ports and deep-sea container terminals. In Europe, the HPH Group provides stevedoring services in ports in Belgium, Germany, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
  —   for TMA Holding: Stevedoring services (mainly at an inland container terminal in Harlingen, Netherlands), freight forwarding services and contract logistics services.
  —   for TMA Logistics: Solution for land, sea and air transport, stevedoring (containers and bulk goods), cargo transhipment, project cargoes, storage, and customs handling, including the provision of stevedoring services for containers at container terminals in Velsen and Amsterdam, and Roll-on/Roll-off stevedoring services in Velsen (all in the Netherlands). |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for HPN: Subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings (‘HPH’) Limited — owned by CK Hutchison Holding Limited — operating ports and deep-sea container terminals. In Europe, the HPH Group provides stevedoring services in ports in Belgium, Germany, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

for HPN

—   for TMA Holding: Stevedoring services (mainly at an inland container terminal in Harlingen, Netherlands), freight forwarding services and contract logistics services.

for TMA Holding

—   for TMA Logistics: Solution for land, sea and air transport, stevedoring (containers and bulk goods), cargo transhipment, project cargoes, storage, and customs handling, including the provision of stevedoring services for containers at container terminals in Velsen and Amsterdam, and Roll-on/Roll-off stevedoring services in Velsen (all in the Netherlands).

for TMA Logistics

| 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.8654 — CK Hutchison/TMA Holding/TMA Logistics
  Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





  Email: 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.8654 — CK Hutchison/TMA Holding/TMA Logistics

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

Email: 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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