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Document 52019M9323
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9323 — RheinEnergie/SPIE/TankE) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9323 — RheinEnergie/SPIE/TankE) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9323 — RheinEnergie/SPIE/TankE) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
OJ C 177, 23.5.2019, p. 56–57
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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23.5.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 177/56 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9323 — RheinEnergie/SPIE/TankE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 177/06)
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On 16 May 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).This notification concerns the following undertakings:
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RheinEnergie AG (‘RheinEnergie’, Germany), |
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SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa GmbH (‘SPIE’, Germany), belonging to the SPIE Group (France). |
RheinEnergie and SPIE acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created joint venture TankE, which will provide services in the electro-mobility sector, in particular the procurement and installation of charging infrastructure for all types of electric vehicles as well as related consulting, operating and management services.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:— for RheinEnergie: a regional, vertically integrated energy and water supply company indirectly controlled by the city of Cologne,
— for SPIE: multi-technical services for buildings, installations and infrastructures. The SPIE Group offers mechanical and electro-technical engineering and technical facility management services as well as information and communication services.
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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 the 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 the Notice.
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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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9323 — RheinEnergie/SPIE/TankE
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
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Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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Fax +32 22964301 |
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Postal address: |
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European Commission |
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Directorate-General for Competition |
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Merger Registry |
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1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).