3.9.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 208/16

1.

On 26 August 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking RREEF Pan-European Infrastructure Fund LP (‘RREEF Fund’, United Kingdom), ultimately managed by Deutsche Bank (‘DB’, Germany) and Union Fenosa Gas, S.A. (‘UFG’, Spain), which is a joint venture between Unión Fenosa S.A. (now Gas Natural SDG, S.A. ‘GN’, Spain), and ENI S.p.A (‘ENI’, Italy), acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation, joint control of the undertaking Planta De Regasification De Sagunto S.A. (‘SAGGAS’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares in an existing joint venture. Currently, SAGGAS is jointly controlled by UFG, Iberdrola S.A. (Spain) and Endesa Generación S.A. (Spain).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5601 — RREEF Fund/UFG/SAGGAS, to the following address: