# C_2013174EN.01001301.xml

| 20.6.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 174/13 |
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20.6.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 174/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6933 — Vitol/Phillips 66 Power Operations)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 174/09

| 1. | On 14 June 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Vitol Holding BV (‘Vitol’, the Netherlands), through one of its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries, Teak Power Operations Limited (‘Teak’, UK), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Phillips 66 Power Operations Limited (‘PPOL’, UK) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 14 June 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Vitol Holding BV (‘Vitol’, the Netherlands), through one of its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries, Teak Power Operations Limited (‘Teak’, UK), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Phillips 66 Power Operations Limited (‘PPOL’, UK) by way of a purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Vitol: worldwide company active in trading of various commodities, including crude oil, oil products, LNG, natural gas, coal, electricity and carbon emissions, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Vitol: worldwide company active in trading of various commodities, including crude oil, oil products, LNG, natural gas, coal, electricity and carbon emissions,

| — | for PPOL: active in UK in the generation and wholesale supply of electricity, in the retail supply of electricity and industrial process steam to local industrial customers. |
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for PPOL: active in UK in the generation and wholesale supply of electricity, in the retail supply of electricity and industrial process steam to local industrial customers.

| 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.6933 — Vitol/Phillips 66 Power Operations, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 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.6933 — Vitol/Phillips 66 Power Operations, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

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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