Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9083 — Saba Portugal/Egis Portugal/Viseu Car Park Assets) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, parking area, provision of services








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15.2.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 60/36






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9083 — Saba Portugal/Egis Portugal/Viseu Car Park Assets)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 60/09)

1.   
On 5 February 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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Saba Portugal — Parques de Estacionamento, S.A. (‘Saba Portgual’, Portugal) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Saba Infraestructuras, S.A., which is ultimately controlled by Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ‘la Caixa’ (Spain),










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Egis Road Operation Portugal, S.A. (‘Egis Portugal’, Portugal) is part of Egis Group, which is ultimately controlled by Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (France).




Saba Portugal and Egis Portugal acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Viseu Car Park Assets.
The concentration is accomplished by way of a concession agreement.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Saba Portugal: operation, maintenance and conservation of car parks and regulated areas (on-street parking),
—   for Egis Portugal: operation and maintenance of road infrastructures including the electronic and electrical equipment to support those activities,
—   Viseu Car Park Assets: a set of assets consisting of six car parks, three of them already operating and the remaining three to be built, and the regulated parking zone in the municipality of Viseu.


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 the 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.


4.   
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.9083 — Saba Portugal/Egis Portugal/Viseu Car Park Assets
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.