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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 19.10.2021  
C(2021 ) 7582 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
Hupac SA  
Viale R. Manzoni 6  
CH-6830 – Chiasso  
Switzerland  
 
Kombiverkehr Deutsche Gesellschaft für 
kombinierten Güterverkehr mbH & Co. KG  
Zum Laurenburger Hof 76   
60594  – Frankfurt/Main  
Germany  
Subject : Case M. 10054  – KOMBIVERKEHR / HUPAC / DX INTERMODAL JV  
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 23 September  2021 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  Hupac SA 
(“Hupac”, Switzerland)  and Kombiverkehr Deutsche Gesellschaft für kombinierten 
Güterverkehr GmbH & Co. KG (“Kombiverkehr”, Germany), jointly controlled by 
Deutsche Bahn AG and a group of forwarders and transporters , acquire within the 
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of DX 
Intermodal JV (“DX Intermodal”, Germany) .3 The concentration is accomplished by 
way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint v enture.  
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 for Hupac: operator of multimodal freight trains network between the major 
European economic areas, as well as Russia and the Far East,  
                                                 
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 introduc ed certain changes, such as the 
replacement of ‘Community ’ by ‘Union ’ and ‘common market ’ by ‘internal market ’. The terminology 
of the TFEU will be used throughout 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 400, 4.10.2021 , p.6. 

2  for Kombiverkehr: intermodal operator of a Europe -wide network for rail -road 
combined transport , 
 for DX Intermodal: data hub for integrated, end -to-end real -time transmission of 
transport -related data and information for users of intermodal transport services in 
Europe.  
3. After examination of the notification,  the European Commission has concluded that 
the notified operation falls within the scope of 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 European 
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 Agreement . 
For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Olivier GUERSENT  
Director -General  
 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .