EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 26.7.2019 C(2019) 5797 final

PUBLIC VERSION

To the notifying party

Subject: Case M.9371 - DSV/Panalpina Welttransport Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Dear Sir or Madam,

1.On 3 July 2019, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which DSV A/S (“DSV”, Denmark) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG (“Panalpina”, Switzerland) by way of public bid announced on 1 April 2019.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

-– for DSV: provision of freight forwarding services for land, air and sea freight forwarding and contract logistics services. DSV offers door-to-door freight forwarding services to businesses.

-– for Panalpina: provision of freight forwarding services to businesses and focuses on land, air and sea freight forwarding and contract logistics services.

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(c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

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

1OJ 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. OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 (the 'EEA Agreement'). Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 232, 10.07.2019, p. 11. OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel, BELGIË

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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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