Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8654 — CK Hutchison/TMA Holding/TMA Logistics) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, carriage for hire or reward, container, economic concentration, harbour installation, land transport, logistics, maritime shipping, merger control, provision of services








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28.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 403/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8654 — CK Hutchison/TMA Holding/TMA Logistics)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 403/07)






1.


On 17 November 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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Hutchison Ports Netherlands BV (‘HPN’, Netherlands),










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TMA Holding BV (‘TMA Holding’, Netherlands),










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TMA Logistics BV (‘TMA Logistics’, Netherlands).




HPN and TMA Holding acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over TMA Logistics, currently solely controlled by TMA Holding.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for HPN: Subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings (‘HPH’) Limited — owned by CK Hutchison Holding Limited — operating ports and deep-sea container terminals. In Europe, the HPH Group provides stevedoring services in ports in Belgium, Germany, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
—   for TMA Holding: Stevedoring services (mainly at an inland container terminal in Harlingen, Netherlands), freight forwarding services and contract logistics services.
—   for TMA Logistics: Solution for land, sea and air transport, stevedoring (containers and bulk goods), cargo transhipment, project cargoes, storage, and customs handling, including the provision of stevedoring services for containers at container terminals in Velsen and Amsterdam, and Roll-on/Roll-off stevedoring services in Velsen (all in the Netherlands).










3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8654 — CK Hutchison/TMA Holding/TMA Logistics
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu




Fax +32 22964301




Postal address:




European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










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

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.