# C_2017200EN.01002901.xml

| 23.6.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 200/29 |
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23.6.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 200/29

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8452 — SUEZ/GE Water & Process Technologies)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 200/12)

| 1. | On 14 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which SUEZ SA (‘Suez’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over GE Power’s Water and Process Technologies business (‘GE Water’, United States) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 14 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which SUEZ SA (‘Suez’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over GE Power’s Water and Process Technologies business (‘GE Water’, United States) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Suez: provision of water management, recycling and wastewater recovery and urban development services,
  —   for GE Water: provision of chemical and equipment water treatment solutions to industrial and municipalities. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Suez: provision of water management, recycling and wastewater recovery and urban development services,

for Suez

—   for GE Water: provision of chemical and equipment water treatment solutions to industrial and municipalities.

for GE Water

| 3. | 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. |
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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.

| 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), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8452 — SUEZ/GE Water & Process Technologies, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 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 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8452 — SUEZ/GE Water & Process Technologies, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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