Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5751 — Euroports/DP World/Trilogiport JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carriage of goods, container, economic concentration, exchange of information, harbour installation, load, management, merger control, provision of services








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6.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/16





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5751 — Euroports/DP World/Trilogiport JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 56/09






1.


On 26 February 2010, 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 Euroports Holdings S.à r.l (‘Euroports’, Luxembourg), Manuport Group NV (‘Manuport’, Belgium), both belonging to the Euroports group, which itself is ultimately jointly controlled by BNP Paribas (France), PRIME Europe Holdings (MALTA II) Ltd (Malta) and ARCUS Infrastructure Partners LLP (Guernsey), and DP World NV (‘DP World’, Belgium), belonging to Dubai-based DP World group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Trilogiport Container Terminal SA (‘Trilogiport’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for Euroports: port operation, cargo handling and related services and facilities across Europe,










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for Manuport: specialty dry bulk port operator, provision of freight forwarding and industrial logistics services in Benelux and France,










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for DP World: worldwide marine terminal operator, including stevedoring activities (loading and unloading of container and general cargo vessels) at the port of Antwerp,










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for Trilogiport: operation of an inland intermodal (barge, road and rail) container terminal facility at the port of Liège.














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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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.5751 — Euroports/DP World/Trilogiport JV, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).