CELEX: 32016M8280
Language: en
Date: 2016-12-15 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 15/12/2016 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.8280 - DEUTSCHE POST DHL / UK MAIL) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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                                        Brussels, 15.12.2016
                                        C(2016) 8841final

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                                        To the notifying party

Dear Sirs,

Subject:    Case M.8280 – DEUTSCHE POST DHL / UK MAIL
         Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004[1] and Article 57 of the Agreement on the
         European Economic Area[2]

 1. On 14 November 2016, the European Commission received notification of  a  proposed  concentration  pursuant  to  Article  4  of  the  Merger
    Regulation by which Deutsche Post AG, trading as Deutsche Post DHL Group (‘DPDHL’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of  Article  3(1)(b)
    of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of UK Mail Group plc and its subsidiaries (‘UK Mail’, United  Kingdom)  by  way  of  a  public
    bid.[3]

 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

  – for DPDHL: DPDHL is a global mail and logistics company headquartered in Germany. The group operates under two  brands  (Deutsche  Post  and
    DHL) and delivers services to customers in over 220 countries and territories worldwide.  The  postal  division  of  DPDHL,  Deutsche  Post,
    provides the national postal service in Germany. DHL provides a comprehensive range of international  express,  freight  transportation,  e-
    commerce and supply chain management services.

  – for UK Mail: United Kingdom-based courier company with a nationwide network of more than 50 sites and 2 400 vehicles. It offers  parcel  and
    mail delivery solutions both locally and worldwide.

 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 6 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)
                                        Johannes LAITENBERGER
                                        Director-General

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[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 introduced 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 437, 25.11.2016, p. 10.
[4]   OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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