# C_2011206EN.01001901.xml

| 12.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 206/19 |
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12.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 206/19

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6200 — APMM/Bolloré/Douala International Terminal JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 206/11

| 1. | On 5 July 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S (‘APMM’, Denmark) and Bolloré SA (France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Douala International Terminal (Cameroon) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 5 July 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S (‘APMM’, Denmark) and Bolloré SA (France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Douala International Terminal (Cameroon) 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:






  — | for APMM: containerised liner shipping; terminal services; inland transportation; logistics; harbour towage; tankers; oil and gas exploration and production; retail; air transport, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for APMM: containerised liner shipping; terminal services; inland transportation; logistics; harbour towage; tankers; oil and gas exploration and production; retail; air transport,

| — | for Bolloré SA: transportation and logistic services; manufacture of plastic films, ticket machine terminals, batteries and electric vehicles; fuel distribution; communication and media including advertising; commercialisation of plantations, |
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for Bolloré SA: transportation and logistic services; manufacture of plastic films, ticket machine terminals, batteries and electric vehicles; fuel distribution; communication and media including advertising; commercialisation of plantations,

| — | Douala International Terminal: operation of the shipping container and roll-on/roll-off terminal in the Port of Douala, Cameroon. |
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Douala International Terminal: operation of the shipping container and roll-on/roll-off terminal in the Port of Douala, Cameroon.

| 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.6200 — APMM/Bolloré/Douala International Terminal JV, 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.6200 — APMM/Bolloré/Douala International Terminal JV, 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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