# C_2021193EN.01000801.xml

| 20.5.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 193/8 |
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20.5.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 193/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10270 — SMO PSA/CDC/Swissterminal/Euro Rhein Ports JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 193/06)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Syndicat Mixte pour la Gestion des Ports du Sud Alsace (‘SMO PSA’, France), |
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Syndicat Mixte pour la Gestion des Ports du Sud Alsace (‘SMO PSA’, France),

| — | Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (‘CDC’, France), |
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Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (‘CDC’, France),

| — | Swissterminal AG (‘Swissterminal’, Switzerland), |
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Swissterminal AG (‘Swissterminal’, Switzerland),

| — | Ports of Huningue-Village-Neuf, of Ottmarsheim and of Ile Napoléon (‘Ports de Mulhouse-Rhin’, France). |
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Ports of Huningue-Village-Neuf, of Ottmarsheim and of Ile Napoléon (‘Ports de Mulhouse-Rhin’, France).

SMO PSA, CDC and Swissterminal acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Ports de Mulhouse-Rhin through a newly created joint venture known as Euro Rhein Ports, France.

The concentration is accomplished by way of a concession agreement.

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| — | for SMO PSA: public establishment grouping French local authorities and public entities with authority over Ports de Mulhouse-Rhin, |
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for SMO PSA: public establishment grouping French local authorities and public entities with authority over Ports de Mulhouse-Rhin,

| — | for CDC: French special status public establishment active in public service and open-market business activities in support of the general interest and France’s economic development, |
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for CDC: French special status public establishment active in public service and open-market business activities in support of the general interest and France’s economic development,

| — | for Swissterminal: provider of container handling services and freight services from terminals located in the Basel and Zürich area, Switzerland, |
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for Swissterminal: provider of container handling services and freight services from terminals located in the Basel and Zürich area, Switzerland,

| — | Euro Rhein Ports: operation of the Ports de Mulhouse-Rhin by means of a thirty-year delegation from SMO PSA. |
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Euro Rhein Ports: operation of the Ports de Mulhouse-Rhin by means of a thirty-year delegation from SMO PSA.

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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.10270 — SMO PSA/CDC/Swissterminal/Euro Rhein Ports JV

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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