# C_2012011EN.01001401.xml

| 13.1.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 11/14 |
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13.1.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11/14

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6444 — Terrena/Lyonnaise des Eaux/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 11/04

| 1. | On 22 December 2011, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Lyonnaise des Eaux France (‘LDE’, France) and Terrena (France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘Terre’o’, France). |
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On 22 December 2011, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Lyonnaise des Eaux France (‘LDE’, France) and Terrena (France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘Terre’o’, France).

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






  — | LDE: the entire water cycle, from the production of drinking water up to the waste water treatment stage, customer management services (metering) and work on distribution installations and networks. LDE belongs to the GDF Suez group, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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LDE: the entire water cycle, from the production of drinking water up to the waste water treatment stage, customer management services (metering) and work on distribution installations and networks. LDE belongs to the GDF Suez group,

| — | Terrena: agri-food activities, vegetable production and specialised distribution, and animal and arable crop production. Terrena is an agricultural cooperative whose capital is held by some 18 500 farmers and other cooperatives, |
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Terrena: agri-food activities, vegetable production and specialised distribution, and animal and arable crop production. Terrena is an agricultural cooperative whose capital is held by some 18 500 farmers and other cooperatives,

| — | Terre’o: management of the waste water treatment facilities and the water cycle of agri-food plants. |
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Terre’o: management of the waste water treatment facilities and the water cycle of agri-food plants.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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 the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6444 — Terrena/Lyonnaise des Eaux/JV, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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 number COMP/M.6444 — Terrena/Lyonnaise des Eaux/JV, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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