# C_2012057EN.01001301.xml

| 25.2.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 57/13 |
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25.2.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 57/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6463 — Marquard & Bahls/Bominflot)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 57/09

| 1. | On 13 February 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Mabanaft Bunker Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Mabanaft Tanklager Hamburg Invest GmbH & Co. KG, Mabanaft Tanklager Kiel Invest GmbH & Co. KG, and Mabanaft Tanklager Bremerhaven Invest GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), all belonging to Mabanaft GmbH Co. KG, which belongs to Marquard & Bahls AG (‘M&B’, Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of Bominflot Bunkergesellschaft für Mineralöle mbH & Co. KG (‘Bominflot’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares and assets. |
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On 13 February 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Mabanaft Bunker Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Mabanaft Tanklager Hamburg Invest GmbH & Co. KG, Mabanaft Tanklager Kiel Invest GmbH & Co. KG, and Mabanaft Tanklager Bremerhaven Invest GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), all belonging to Mabanaft GmbH Co. KG, which belongs to Marquard & Bahls AG (‘M&B’, Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of Bominflot Bunkergesellschaft für Mineralöle mbH & Co. KG (‘Bominflot’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

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






  — | for M&B: oil trading, tank-terminal storage, aviation fuelling services and renewable energies, as well as retail of petroleum and lubricants, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for M&B: oil trading, tank-terminal storage, aviation fuelling services and renewable energies, as well as retail of petroleum and lubricants,

| — | for Bominflot: physical bunkering and bunker trading, tank-terminal storage in Northern Germany as well as, to a very limited extent, the wholesale of marine fuel oils. |
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for Bominflot: physical bunkering and bunker trading, tank-terminal storage in Northern Germany as well as, to a very limited extent, the wholesale of marine fuel oils.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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 the EC 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6463 — Marquard & Bahls/Bominflot, 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6463 — Marquard & Bahls/Bominflot, 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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