CELEX: 32016M8105
Language: en
Date: 2016-10-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 18/10/2016 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.8105 - MARMEDSA / UECC / UECC IBERICA) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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                                        Brussels, 18.10.2016
                                        C(2016) 6823 final

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                                        To the notifying parties:

Dear Sirs,

Subject:    Case M.8105 – MARMEDSA / UECC / UECC IBERICA
         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 22 September 2016, the European Commission received notification of a  proposed  concentration  pursuant  to  Article  4  of  the  Merger
    Regulation by which the undertakings Marítima del Mediterráneo, S.A.U. (“Marmedsa”, of Spain) belonging to IIF Int'l Holding L.P, and United
    European Car Carriers Unipessoal, Lda (“UECC”, of Portugal) belonging to United European Car Carriers, B.V, acquire within  the  meaning  of
    Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking United European Car Carriers Ibérica,  S.L.U.  (“UECC
    Ibérica", of Spain) by way of purchase of shares.[3]

 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

  – for Marmedsa: provision of maritime, logistics and cargo terminal operations mainly in the Iberian  Peninsula.  Marmedsa  operates  together
    with its sister company Noatum Ports, S.L.U. under the Noatum brand;

  – for UECC: provision of short sea vehicle transportation of cars and light commercial vehicles within Europe;

  – for UECC Ibérica: management and operation of a Roll-On-Roll-Off  terminal located in the port of Pasajes/Pasaia, Spain,  for  the  handling
    of vehicles (mainly cars and light commercial vehicles) and general cargo.

 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 5(a) 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 357, 29.09.2016, p. 34.
[4]   OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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