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Document C2009/226/06

    Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5512 — Electrabel/E.ON) Text with EEA relevance

    SL C 226, 19.9.2009, p. 24–24 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    19.9.2009   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 226/24


    Prior notification of a concentration

    (Case COMP/M.5512 — Electrabel/E.ON)

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    2009/C 226/06

    1.

    On 11 September 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Electrabel S.A./N.V. (‘Electrabel’, Belgium) belonging to GDF Suez Group (‘GDF Suez’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation sole control of certain power plants and drawing rights of electricity capacities in Germany from E.ON AG (‘E.ON’, Germany).

    2.

    The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

    Electrabel: generation and supply of electricity, natural gas, district heat, energy-related services; electricity, gas and emission allowances trading,

    GDF SUEZ SA is an international industrial and services group, which is active in electricity, natural gas, energy services, water and waste management, inter alia,

    E.ON: generation and supply of electricity and natural gas.

    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.5512 — Electrabel/E.ON, to the following address:

    European Commission

    Directorate-General for Competition

    Merger Registry

    1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

    BELGIQUE/BELGIË


    (1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


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