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| 24.9.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 275/12 |
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24.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 275/12

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6987 — BP Europa/Grupa Lotos/Lotos Tank)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 275/04

| 1. | On 16 September 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which BP Europa SE (‘BP Europa’, Poland), an indirect subsidiary of BP plc (‘BP’, United Kingdom) and Grupa Lotos SA (‘Grupa Lotos’, Poland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Lotos Tank Sp. z o.o. (‘Lotos Tank’, Poland), currently wholly owned by Grupa Lotos, by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 16 September 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which BP Europa SE (‘BP Europa’, Poland), an indirect subsidiary of BP plc (‘BP’, United Kingdom) and Grupa Lotos SA (‘Grupa Lotos’, Poland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Lotos Tank Sp. z o.o. (‘Lotos Tank’, Poland), currently wholly owned by Grupa Lotos, by way of a purchase of shares.

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






  — | for BP: exploration, development and production of oil and gas, in the refining, manufacturing and marketing of oil products and petrochemicals and in the development of renewable energies, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for BP: exploration, development and production of oil and gas, in the refining, manufacturing and marketing of oil products and petrochemicals and in the development of renewable energies,

| — | for Grupa Lotos: ultimate parent company of a group of undertakings active in the production and processing of crude oil and in the wholesale and retail of petroleum products, |
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for Grupa Lotos: ultimate parent company of a group of undertakings active in the production and processing of crude oil and in the wholesale and retail of petroleum products,

| — | for Lotos Tank: wholesale and into-plane supply of jet fuel. |
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for Lotos Tank: wholesale and into-plane supply of jet fuel.

| 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.6987 — BP Europa/Grupa Lotos/Lotos Tank, 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.6987 — BP Europa/Grupa Lotos/Lotos Tank, 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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