# C_2010157EN.01002101.xml

| 17.6.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 157/21 |
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17.6.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 157/21

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5877 — Geodis/Giraud)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 157/13

| 1. | On 11 June 2010 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which Geodis (‘Geodis’, France), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SNCF Participations (‘SNCF-P’, France), is to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Giraud International (‘Giraud’, France). |
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On 11 June 2010 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which Geodis (‘Geodis’, France), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SNCF Participations (‘SNCF-P’, France), is to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Giraud International (‘Giraud’, France).

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






  — | Geodis: Subsidiary of SNCF-P, a holding company that manages SNCF's shareholdings particularly with regard to rail freight transport, combined transport and freight wagon hire. Geodis carries out logistics chain and goods transport operations on a global scale, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Geodis: Subsidiary of SNCF-P, a holding company that manages SNCF's shareholdings particularly with regard to rail freight transport, combined transport and freight wagon hire. Geodis carries out logistics chain and goods transport operations on a global scale,

| — | Giraud: International group, active especially in the road freight and freight forwarding sectors in Europe. |
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Giraud: International group, active especially in the road freight and freight forwarding sectors in Europe.

| 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.5877 — Geodis/Giraud, 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.5877 — Geodis/Giraud, 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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