# C_2011303EN.01001501.xml

| 14.10.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 303/15 |
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14.10.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 303/15

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6243 — CE Gas Marketing & Trading/Verbundnetz Gas Aktiengesellschaft/VNG Austria)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 303/11

| 1. | On 7 October 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 CE Gas Marketing & Trading GmbH (‘CEMAG’, Austria) and Verbundnetz Gas Aktiengesellschaft (‘VNG’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of VNG Austria GmbH by way of share purchase and contract. |
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On 7 October 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 CE Gas Marketing & Trading GmbH (‘CEMAG’, Austria) and Verbundnetz Gas Aktiengesellschaft (‘VNG’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of VNG Austria GmbH by way of share purchase and contract.

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






  — | CEMAG: trading of natural gas, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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CEMAG: trading of natural gas,

| — | VNG: import of natural gas, wholesale trading and transport of natural gas and also operation of underground gas storage facilities and marketing of storage capacity, |
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VNG: import of natural gas, wholesale trading and transport of natural gas and also operation of underground gas storage facilities and marketing of storage capacity,

| — | VNG Austria: gas supply. |
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VNG Austria: gas supply.

| 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.6243 — CE Gas Marketing & Trading/Verbundnetz Gas Aktiengesellschaft/VNG Austria, 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.6243 — CE Gas Marketing & Trading/Verbundnetz Gas Aktiengesellschaft/VNG Austria, 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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