CELEX: 32005M4016
Language: en
Date: 2005-12-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 05/12/2005 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.4016 - MACQUARIE AIRPORTS COPENHAGEN / COPENHAGEN AIRPORTS) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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32005M4016

Commission Decision of 05/12/2005 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.4016 - MACQUARIE AIRPORTS COPENHAGEN / COPENHAGEN AIRPORTS) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic)  


	| |Brussels, 05/12/2005SG-Greffe(2005) D/206601To the notifying partyDear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),Subject : Case No. COMP/M.4016 – MACQUARIE AIRPORTS COPENHAGEN / COPENHAGEN AIRPORTS Notification of 26.10.2005 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C 274 – 05/11/2005, page 81.  On 26/10/2005 , the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 by which by which Macquarie Airports Copenhagen ApS, belonging to the Macquarie Bank group (“Macquarie”, Australia), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Copenhagen Airports A/S (“Copenhagen Airports”, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.2.  The business activities of the undertakings concerned are :- Macquarie: investment banking, fund management, financial advisory, and leasing activities- Copenhagen Airports : operation of airports.3.  After examination of the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 and of paragraph 5 b of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004[2].4.  For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the common market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004.For the Commission(signed)Neelie KROES Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1

[2] OJ C 56, 05.3.2005 p.32MERGER PROCEDUREARTICLE 6(1)(b) DECISIONSIMPLIFIED PROCEDUREPUBLIC VERSION