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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 03.03.2020  
C(2020 ) 1497 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying parties  
Subject : Case M. 9647  – GHT MOBILITY / STADTWERKE DÜSSELDORF / 
CLEVERSHUTTLE DÜSSELDORF  
Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation 
(EC) No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European 
Economic Area2  
Dear Sir or Madam,  
1. On 7 February 2020 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which the 
undertakings GHT Mobility GmbH (‘GHT’, Germany) , ultimately controlled by 
Deutsche Bahn AG (Germany) and Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG (‘SWD ’, Germany) , 
ultimately controlled by EnBW Baden -Württemberg AG (Germany)  acquire within 
the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)  and 3(4)  of the Merger Regulation joint control over 
the whole of the  undertaking CleverShuttle Düsseldorf GmbH (‘CS Düsseldorf‘, 
German y) by way of purchase of shares .3 CS Düsseldorf provides ride pooling 
services in the city of Düsseldorf  and is currently solely controlled by GHT.  
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 for GHT: development, marketing and implementation of IT -optimised mobility 
concepts including IT -optimised passenger transport services with rental cars. 
Controlled by Deutsche Bahn AG, a provider of railway infrastructure in 
Germany, passenger transport in the EU and freight forwarding and  logistics 
worldwide.  
 for SWD: supply of electricity, gas, water and district heating, waste 
management, natural gas vehicles, electro mobility, energy -related services and 
public lighting in the area of Düsseldorf. Controlled by EnBW Energie Baden -
                                                 
1 OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ( the ‘Merger Regulation ’). With effect from 1 December 2009,  the Treaty on 
the Functioning of the European Union ( ‘TFEU ’) has introduced certain changes, such as the 
replacement of ‘Community ’ by ‘Union ’ and ‘common market ’ by ‘internal market ’. The terminology 
of the TFEU will be used througho ut this decision.  
2  OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p.  3 (the ‘EEA Agreement ’). 
3  Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 51, 14.02.2020 , p. 43. 

2 Württemberg AG, which is active in generation and wholesale of electricity and 
provision of energy supply services in the EEA.  
3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that 
the notified operation falls within the scope o f the Merger  Regulation  and of 
paragraph 5 (a) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of 
certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 .4 
4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the Europe an 
Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it 
compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is 
adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger  Regulation  and Article 57 of 
the EEA A greement . 
For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Olivier GUERSENT  
Director -General  
 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .