COMMISSION DECISION of 17/05/2001 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.2409 - RAIL GOURMET HOLDING/NARVESEN) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) Official Journal 171 , 15/06/2001 P. 0005 - 0005 COMMISSION DECISION of 17/05/2001 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.2409 - RAIL GOURMET HOLDING/NARVESEN) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) Brussels, 17/05/2001 SG (2001) D/288541 To the notifying parties Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s), Subject:
Case No. COMP/M. 2409 - Rail Gourmet Holdings/Narvesen Notification of 11/04/01 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4064/89 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities No. C 122, 25/04/2001, page 6. [1] OJ L 395, 30.12.1989 p. 1; corrected version OJ L 257 of 21.9.1990, p. 13, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97, OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1, corrigendum in OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17. 1. On 11/04/01, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4064/89 by which Rail Gourmet [controlled by SairGroup of Switzerland] acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of RGT Norge AS, wholly owned subsidiary of the Reitan Narvesen ASA [controlled by Reitangruppen AS of Norway], by way of purchase of shares.
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: - for Reitan Narvesen ASA: Food retailing, catering and wholesaling. - for Rail Gourmet: Catering services at stations and on board trains. - for RGT Norge AS: Catering services on board trains. 3. After examination of the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4064/89 and of paragraph 4, subparagraph a of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 [2]. [2] OJ C 217, 29.07.2000, p.
32. 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 (EEC) No. 4064/89. For the Commission Mario MONTI Member of the Commission (signed)