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In accordance with Article 13 of Law 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for its implementation as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the below \u00ab operation summary \u00bb containing information provided by the parties.
\nThis information was prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation.
\nThe publication of this statement does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for in Article 9 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for the implementation of Law 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition.
\nNames of the companies and groups concerned:<\/strong>
\n– The acquirer<\/strong>: \u00ab DFDS A\/S \u00bb;
\n– The targets<\/strong>:
\n– \u00ab F\u00d6RDE REEDEREI SEETOURISTIK IBERIA S.L.U. \u00bb and its subsidiaries;
\n– \u00ab PASCHAMO SHIPPING COMPANY, LTD \u00bb;
\n– \u00ab NIFESOS SHIPPING COMPANY, LTD \u00bb;
\n– \u00ab RED FISH SPEEDLINES SARL \u00bb.
\nNature of the operation<\/strong>
\n– Exclusive control acquisition.
\nEconomic sectors concerned<\/strong>
\n– Ro-Ro ship freight transport market;
\n– Regular passenger maritime transport market.
\nDeadline for interested third parties to submit their observations<\/strong>
\n– 10 days from the date of publication of this statement, i.e., November 3, 2023.<\/p>\n

NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES<\/strong>
\nA notification was submitted to the Competition Council regarding a concentration project involving the acquisition by DFDS A\/S, from FRS Europe Holding GmbH, of the exclusive control of:
\n(i) F\u00f6rde Reederei Seetouristik Iberia S.L.U (\u00ab FRS Iberia \u00bb), including Ferrys R\u00e1pidos Del Sur, S.L.U. and FRS Maroc S.A.R.L.
\n(ii) Paschamo Shipping Company, Ltd,
\n(iii) Nifesos Shipping Company, Ltd
\n(iv) Red Fish Speedlines SARL.
\nDFDS is a Danish limited liability company listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen A\/S. It operates a maritime transport network in Europe and provides ferry maritime transport services as well as transport and logistics solutions.
\nThe Targets are active in providing regular passenger and freight maritime transport services in the South areas of mainland Spain – Morocco. The fleet of ships consists of high-speed ferries, RO-RO, and RO-PAX.
\nDone in Rabat on October 23, 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In accordance with Article 13 of Law 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for its implementation as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the below \u00ab operation summary \u00bb containing information provided by the parties. This information was prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation. The publication of this statement does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for in Article 9 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for the implementation of Law 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition. Names of the companies and groups concerned: – The acquirer: \u00ab DFDS A\/S \u00bb; – The targets: – \u00ab F\u00d6RDE REEDEREI SEETOURISTIK IBERIA S.L.U. \u00bb and its subsidiaries; – \u00ab PASCHAMO SHIPPING COMPANY, LTD \u00bb; – \u00ab NIFESOS SHIPPING COMPANY, LTD \u00bb; – \u00ab RED FISH SPEEDLINES SARL \u00bb. Nature of the operation – Exclusive control acquisition. Economic sectors concerned – Ro-Ro ship freight transport market; – Regular passenger maritime transport market. Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations – 10 days from the date of publication of this statement, i.e., November 3, 2023. NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES A notification was submitted to the Competition Council regarding a concentration project involving the acquisition by DFDS A\/S, from FRS Europe Holding GmbH, of the exclusive control of: (i) F\u00f6rde Reederei Seetouristik Iberia S.L.U (\u00ab FRS Iberia \u00bb), including Ferrys R\u00e1pidos Del Sur, S.L.U. and FRS Maroc S.A.R.L. (ii) Paschamo Shipping Company, Ltd, (iii) Nifesos Shipping Company, Ltd (iv) Red Fish Speedlines SARL. DFDS is a Danish limited liability company listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen A\/S. It operates a maritime transport network in Europe and provides ferry maritime transport services as well as transport and logistics solutions. The Targets are active in providing regular passenger and freight maritime transport services in the South areas of mainland Spain – Morocco. The fleet of ships consists of high-speed ferries, RO-RO, and RO-PAX. 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