# C_2005233EN.01000401.xml

| 22.9.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 233/4 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3868 — DONG/Elsam/Energi E2)

(2005/C 233/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 13 September 2005, 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 DONG A/S (‘DONG’, Denmark) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control of the undertakings Elsam A/S (‘Elsam’, Denmark), Energi E2 (‘E2’, Denmark), Københavns Energi Holding A/S (‘KE’, Denmark) and Frederiksberg Elnet A/S (‘FE’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares and assets. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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for DONG: exploration, production, off-shore transport and sale of oil and natural gas, storage and distribution of natural gas, use of renewable energy for electricity and heat production and sale of electricity; —
for Elsam: production and trading of electricity (financial and physical) on the wholesale market and to consumers, production of district heating; —
for E2: production, wholesale and trading (financial and physical) of electricity, production of district heating; —
for KE: supplies household and business customers with electricity; —
for FE: supplies household and business customers with electricity. | — | for DONG: exploration, production, off-shore transport and sale of oil and natural gas, storage and distribution of natural gas, use of renewable energy for electricity and heat production and sale of electricity; | — | for Elsam: production and trading of electricity (financial and physical) on the wholesale market and to consumers, production of district heating; | — | for E2: production, wholesale and trading (financial and physical) of electricity, production of district heating; | — | for KE: supplies household and business customers with electricity; | — | for FE: supplies household and business customers with electricity. |
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| — | for DONG: exploration, production, off-shore transport and sale of oil and natural gas, storage and distribution of natural gas, use of renewable energy for electricity and heat production and sale of electricity; | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | for Elsam: production and trading of electricity (financial and physical) on the wholesale market and to consumers, production of district heating; | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | for E2: production, wholesale and trading (financial and physical) of electricity, production of district heating; | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | for KE: supplies household and business customers with electricity; | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | for FE: supplies household and business customers with electricity. | | | | | | | | | | |

| 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. |
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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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3868 — DONG/Elsam/Energi E2, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 B-1049 Brussels | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition | Merger Registry | J-70 | B-1049 Brussels |
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| Merger Registry | | | | | | |
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| B-1049 Brussels | | | | | | |

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

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