# C_2007073EN.01002701.xml

| 30.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 73/27 |
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30.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 73/27

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4588 — Petroplus/Coryton Refinery Business)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 73/15)

| 1. | On 19 March 2007, 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 Petroplus Refining and Marketing Limited (‘Petroplus’, United Kingdom) controlled by Petroplus Holding AG (‘Petroplus Holding’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the Coryton Refinery Business (‘Coryton Refinery Business’, UK), comprising a crude oil refinery located in Coryton in the United Kingdom, together with an adjacent bulk terminal and bitumen business, all previously belonging to BP Oil UK Limited by way of purchase of assets. |
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On 19 March 2007, 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 Petroplus Refining and Marketing Limited (‘Petroplus’, United Kingdom) controlled by Petroplus Holding AG (‘Petroplus Holding’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the Coryton Refinery Business (‘Coryton Refinery Business’, UK), comprising a crude oil refinery located in Coryton in the United Kingdom, together with an adjacent bulk terminal and bitumen business, all previously belonging to BP Oil UK Limited by way of purchase of assets.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Petroplus: acquisition vehicle; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Petroplus: acquisition vehicle;

| — | for Petroplus Holding: refining, storing, marketing and international trading of crude oil and other petroleum products; |
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for Petroplus Holding: refining, storing, marketing and international trading of crude oil and other petroleum products;

| — | for Coryton Refinery Business: it comprises an oil refinery with an adjacent bulk terminal and the manufacture and marketing bitumen business. |
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for Coryton Refinery Business: it comprises an oil refinery with an adjacent bulk terminal and the manufacture and marketing bitumen business.

| 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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under 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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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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under 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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| 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4588 — Petroplus/Coryton Refinery Business, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

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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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4588 — Petroplus/Coryton Refinery Business, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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