# C_2008180EN.01002401.xml

| 17.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 180/24 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5154 — CASC JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 180/14)

| 1. | On 9 July 2008, 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 Cegedel Net SA (‘Cegedel Net’, Luxembourg) belonging to the Cegedel group, ELIA System Operator SA/NV (‘ELIA’, Belgium), EnBW Transportnetze AG (‘EnBW TNG’, Germany) belonging to the EnBW group, E.ON Netz GmbH (‘ENE’, Germany) belonging to the E.ON group, RTE EDF Transport SA (‘RTE’, France) belonging to the EDF group, RWE Transportnetz Strom GmbH (‘RWE TSO’, Germany) belonging to the RWE group and TenneT TSO BV (‘TenneT TSO’, the Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the newly established Capacity Allocation Service Company for Central Western Europe (‘CASC-CWE’). CASC-CWE will implement and operate services related to the allocation of power transmission capacities on the common borders between Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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for undertaking Cegedel Net: operating the electricity transmission system owned by the Cegedel group in Luxembourg, —
for undertaking ELIA: is the owner and system operator of the electricity transmission system in Belgium, —
for undertaking EnBW TNG: is the owner and operator of the transmission grid in the German State of Baden-Württemberg, —
for undertaking ENE: operates the electricity transmission system owned by the E.ON group, which spans the German States of Schleswig Holstein, Bremen, Lower Saxony, Hesse (partly), North Rhine-Westphalia (partly) and Bavaria (except for the south-west), —
for undertaking RTE: is the owner and operator of the national transmission grid in France, —
for undertaking RWE TSO: is the operator of the transmission grid owned by the RWE group, which mainly extends to the German States of North Rhine-Wesphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and the South-West of Bavaria, —
for undertaking TenneT TSO: is the transmission system operator and administrator of the Dutch national high voltage grids. | — | for undertaking Cegedel Net: operating the electricity transmission system owned by the Cegedel group in Luxembourg, | — | for undertaking ELIA: is the owner and system operator of the electricity transmission system in Belgium, | — | for undertaking EnBW TNG: is the owner and operator of the transmission grid in the German State of Baden-Württemberg, | — | for undertaking ENE: operates the electricity transmission system owned by the E.ON group, which spans the German States of Schleswig Holstein, Bremen, Lower Saxony, Hesse (partly), North Rhine-Westphalia (partly) and Bavaria (except for the south-west), | — | for undertaking RTE: is the owner and operator of the national transmission grid in France, | — | for undertaking RWE TSO: is the operator of the transmission grid owned by the RWE group, which mainly extends to the German States of North Rhine-Wesphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and the South-West of Bavaria, | — | for undertaking TenneT TSO: is the transmission system operator and administrator of the Dutch national high voltage grids. |
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| — | for undertaking Cegedel Net: operating the electricity transmission system owned by the Cegedel group in Luxembourg, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | for undertaking ELIA: is the owner and system operator of the electricity transmission system in Belgium, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | for undertaking EnBW TNG: is the owner and operator of the transmission grid in the German State of Baden-Württemberg, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | for undertaking ENE: operates the electricity transmission system owned by the E.ON group, which spans the German States of Schleswig Holstein, Bremen, Lower Saxony, Hesse (partly), North Rhine-Westphalia (partly) and Bavaria (except for the south-west), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | for undertaking RTE: is the owner and operator of the national transmission grid in France, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | for undertaking RWE TSO: is the operator of the transmission grid owned by the RWE group, which mainly extends to the German States of North Rhine-Wesphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and the South-West of Bavaria, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | for undertaking TenneT TSO: is the transmission system operator and administrator of the Dutch national high voltage grids. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5154 — CASC JV, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition | Merger Registry | J-70 | B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | | | | | | |

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

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