19.3.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 105/11

1.

On 14 March 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CMA CGM S.A. (France) and Bolloré S.A. (France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a new container terminal in the Port of Kribi, Cameroon, by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘Kribi JV’).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for CMA CGM: CMA CGM is active in containerised liner shipping and port terminal management. CMA CGM is the world’s third largest container shipping company and offers a complete range of activities including shipping, reefer transport (i.e. transport of refrigerated goods), handling facilities in ports, as well as freight transport and logistics on land,

—   for Bolloré: Bolloré is an investment and holding group active in the transportation and logistics services, manufacture of plastic films, ticket machine terminals, batteries and electric vehicles, fuel distribution, communication and media including advertising and plantations,

—   for Kribi JV: Kribi JV will be active in the development and operation of a new container terminal at the deep-sea port of Kribi (Cameroon).

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 this 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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7853 — CMA CGM/Bolloré/Kribi JV, to the following address: