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| 4.5.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 114/18 |
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4.5.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 114/18

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5756 — DFDS/Norfolk)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 114/09

| 1. | On 26 April 2010, the Commission received a 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) by which the undertaking DFDS A/S (‘DFDS’, Denmark), through its subsidiary DFDS Tor Line AB (‘Tor Line’, Sweden), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Norfolk Holdings BV (‘Norfolk’, The Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 26 April 2010, the Commission received a 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) by which the undertaking DFDS A/S (‘DFDS’, Denmark), through its subsidiary DFDS Tor Line AB (‘Tor Line’, Sweden), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Norfolk Holdings BV (‘Norfolk’, The Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for DFDS: Short sea/ferry transport in Northern Europe including Roll-on/Roll-off and container shipping, terminal services, passenger shipping services and trailer services, contract logistics and freight forwarding, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for DFDS: Short sea/ferry transport in Northern Europe including Roll-on/Roll-off and container shipping, terminal services, passenger shipping services and trailer services, contract logistics and freight forwarding,

| — | for Norfolk: Short-sea sea/ferry transport in Europe including Roll-on/Roll-off shipping and passenger shipping services, terminal services, contract logistics and freight forwarding. |
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for Norfolk: Short-sea sea/ferry transport in Europe including Roll-on/Roll-off shipping and passenger shipping services, terminal services, contract logistics and freight forwarding.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5756 — DFDS/Norfolk, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5756 — DFDS/Norfolk, 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 ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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