# C_2020072EN.01001001.xml

| 5.3.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 72/10 |
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5.3.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 72/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9789 — CMA CGM/CMP/Terminal Link)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 72/08)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | CMA CGM S.A. (‘CMA CGM’, France), |
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CMA CGM S.A. (‘CMA CGM’, France),

| — | China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (‘CMP’, Hong Kong SAR), |
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China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (‘CMP’, Hong Kong SAR),

| — | CMA CGM Port Terminals (France) and Terminal Link Holding Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) (together the ‘Terminal assets’) to be contributed to Terminal Link S.A.S. (‘Terminal Link’, France) a pre-existing joint venture jointly controlled by CMA CGM and CMP. |
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CMA CGM Port Terminals (France) and Terminal Link Holding Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) (together the ‘Terminal assets’) to be contributed to Terminal Link S.A.S. (‘Terminal Link’, France) a pre-existing joint venture jointly controlled by CMA CGM and CMP.

CMA CGM and CMP, through their jointly controlled undertaking Terminal Link, acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Target.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | for CMA CGM: a global player active in container liner shipping, port terminal services, freight forwarding and contract logistics services worldwide, |
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for CMA CGM: a global player active in container liner shipping, port terminal services, freight forwarding and contract logistics services worldwide,

| — | for CMP: a global port developer, investor and operator, operating container terminals located mainly in China, as well as South Asia, Africa, the Americas, Oceania and Europe, |
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for CMP: a global port developer, investor and operator, operating container terminals located mainly in China, as well as South Asia, Africa, the Americas, Oceania and Europe,

| — | for the Terminal assets: shareholdings in various terminals located in China, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Jamaica, Ukraine, Iraq, India and the Netherlands. |
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for the Terminal assets: shareholdings in various terminals located in China, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Jamaica, Ukraine, Iraq, India and the Netherlands.

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Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9789 — CMA CGM/CMP/Terminal Link

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 |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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