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| 26.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 91/42 |
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26.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 91/42

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4654 — IPR/Mitsui (UK Electricity generation business))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 91/11)

| 1. | On 19 April 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 undertakings International Power plc (‘IPR’, United Kingdom) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (‘Mitsui’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertakings Deeside Power Development Company Limited (‘Deeside’, United Kingdom), Rugeley Power Limited (‘Rugeley’, United Kingdom), International Power IQ Limited (‘Indian Queens’, United Kingdom) and International Power Fuel Company Limited (‘IPFC’, United Kingdom), currently solely controlled by IPR, by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 19 April 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 undertakings International Power plc (‘IPR’, United Kingdom) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (‘Mitsui’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertakings Deeside Power Development Company Limited (‘Deeside’, United Kingdom), Rugeley Power Limited (‘Rugeley’, United Kingdom), International Power IQ Limited (‘Indian Queens’, United Kingdom) and International Power Fuel Company Limited (‘IPFC’, United Kingdom), currently solely controlled by IPR, by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | for IPR: generation of electricity in the United Kingdom and in countries outside the EU; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for IPR: generation of electricity in the United Kingdom and in countries outside the EU;

| — | for Mitsui: trading in various commodity businesses worldwide; |
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for Mitsui: trading in various commodity businesses worldwide;

| — | for Deeside, Rugeley and Indian Queens: generation of electricity in the United Kingdom; |
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for Deeside, Rugeley and Indian Queens: generation of electricity in the United Kingdom;

| — | for IPFC: coal and biomass purchasing. |
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for IPFC: coal and biomass purchasing.

| 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.4654 — IPR/Mitsui (UK electricity generation 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.4654 — IPR/Mitsui (UK electricity generation 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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