# C_2013056EN.01002101.xml

| 26.2.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 56/21 |
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26.2.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 56/21

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6360 — Nynas/Harburg Refinery Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 56/16

| 1. | On 19 February 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Nynas AB (‘Nynas’, Sweden), jointly controlled by Petróleos de Venezuela SA and Neste Oil Oyj, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of certain assets of the Harburg Refinery (‘Harburg Refinery Assets’, Germany), belonging to Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH, by way of a 25-years business lease. |
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On 19 February 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Nynas AB (‘Nynas’, Sweden), jointly controlled by Petróleos de Venezuela SA and Neste Oil Oyj, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of certain assets of the Harburg Refinery (‘Harburg Refinery Assets’, Germany), belonging to Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH, by way of a 25-years business lease.

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






  — | for Nynas: production and sale of base oils, process oils, transformer oils and bitumen, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Nynas: production and sale of base oils, process oils, transformer oils and bitumen,

| — | for Harburg Refinery Assets: production of fuel, base oils, process oils and transformer oils. |
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for Harburg Refinery Assets: production of fuel, base oils, process oils and transformer 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.6360 — Nynas/Harburg Refinery Assets, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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.6360 — Nynas/Harburg Refinery Assets, 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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