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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3111 — P&O Ports/CMA-CGM/Egis Ports) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carriage of goods, container, economic concentration, exchange of information, maritime transport, merger control, provision of services

C 107/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.5.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3111 — P&O Ports/CMA-CGM/Egis Ports)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 107/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 April 2003 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertakings P&O Overseas Holding Ltd (belonging to the P&O group) and the French
company CMA-CGM acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation joint control of the
undertaking Egis Ports SA by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— P&O group:

international

logistics and transports company with (a.o.) worldwide activities in the
operation of container ports and the provision of cargo handling services in ports with an emphasis
on stevedoring services and container terminal operations,

— CMA-CGM: provision of containerized liner cargo shipping services,

— Egis Ports: stevedoring activities in the French ports of Le Havre and Marseilles.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.3111 — P&O Ports/CMA-CGM/Egis Ports, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.