# C_2011082EN.01000601.xml

| 16.3.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 82/6 |
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16.3.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 82/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5928 — Sea-Invest/EDF/OTCM)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 82/06

| 1. | On 10 March 2011, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings EDF Trading Logistics (‘EDFT-L’, France) belonging to the EDF Group (‘EDF’, France) and Sea-Invest MONTOIR (‘SIM’, France) belonging to the Sea-Invest Group (‘Sea-Invest’, Belgium) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Opérateur du Terminal Charbonnier de Montoir (‘OTCM’, France) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 10 March 2011, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings EDF Trading Logistics (‘EDFT-L’, France) belonging to the EDF Group (‘EDF’, France) and Sea-Invest MONTOIR (‘SIM’, France) belonging to the Sea-Invest Group (‘Sea-Invest’, Belgium) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Opérateur du Terminal Charbonnier de Montoir (‘OTCM’, France) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | EDF: wholesale generation and supply of electricity; retail transmission, distribution and supply of electricity, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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EDF: wholesale generation and supply of electricity; retail transmission, distribution and supply of electricity,

| — | EDFT-L: logistics services for dry-bulk commodities and fuel, |
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EDFT-L: logistics services for dry-bulk commodities and fuel,

| — | Sea-Invest: land and sea transport, logistics and freight handling services, |
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Sea-Invest: land and sea transport, logistics and freight handling services,

| — | SIM: freight handling services in the Loire estuary, |
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SIM: freight handling services in the Loire estuary,

| — | OTCM: Operation of the Montoir-de-Bretagne coal terminal at the Grand Port Maritime de Nantes Saint-Nazaire. |
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OTCM: Operation of the Montoir-de-Bretagne coal terminal at the Grand Port Maritime de Nantes Saint-Nazaire.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 the EC Merger Regulation (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 EC 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 the EC Merger Regulation (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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5928 — Sea-Invest/EDF/OTCM, 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 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5928 — Sea-Invest/EDF/OTCM, 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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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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