# C_2010316EN.01001001.xml

| 20.11.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 316/10 |
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20.11.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 316/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6037 — Dnata/Alpha Flight Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 316/05

| 1. | On 12 November 2010, 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 Dnata (‘Dnata’, United Arab Emirates), controlled by the Investment Corporation of Dubai (‘ICD’, United Arab Emirates) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Alpha Flight Group Limited (‘Alpha’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 12 November 2010, 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 Dnata (‘Dnata’, United Arab Emirates), controlled by the Investment Corporation of Dubai (‘ICD’, United Arab Emirates) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Alpha Flight Group Limited (‘Alpha’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Dnata: airline services including travel management services, passenger and cargo handling, maintenance and other technical services for airlines worldwide; it belongs to ICD, a Dubai government-owned fund with investments in a wide array of sectors including the financial sector, transportation (inter alia ‘Emirates’), utilities, industrial firms and real estate, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Dnata: airline services including travel management services, passenger and cargo handling, maintenance and other technical services for airlines worldwide; it belongs to ICD, a Dubai government-owned fund with investments in a wide array of sectors including the financial sector, transportation (inter alia ‘Emirates’), utilities, industrial firms and real estate,

| — | for Alpha: in-flight catering services to international airlines. |
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for Alpha: in-flight catering services to international airlines.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the European 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 European 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 European Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the European Commission.
  Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6037 — Dnata/Alpha Flight Group, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The European Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the European Commission.

Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6037 — Dnata/Alpha Flight Group, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

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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