# C_2013308EN.01000501.xml

| 23.10.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 308/5 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6984 — EPH/Stredoslovenska energetika)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 308/05

| 1. | On 16 October 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004( 1 ) by which Energetický a Průmyslový Holding a.s. (‘EPH’, Czech Republic) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Stredoslovenská energetika, a.s. (‘SSE’, Slovak Republic) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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for EPH: active in the Czech Republic mainly in the generation and supply of electricity and the provision of district heating and to a marginal extent in the gas sector; active in the Slovak Republic mainly as gas storage, transmission and distribution system operator and as supplier on the retail market for gas and to a minor extent in the electricity sector, —
for SSE: mainly active in the Slovak Republic in the distribution and retail supply of electricity with some further minor activities in the gas and electricity sectors in the Slovak Republic and in the Czech Republic respectively. | — | for EPH: active in the Czech Republic mainly in the generation and supply of electricity and the provision of district heating and to a marginal extent in the gas sector; active in the Slovak Republic mainly as gas storage, transmission and distribution system operator and as supplier on the retail market for gas and to a minor extent in the electricity sector, | — | for SSE: mainly active in the Slovak Republic in the distribution and retail supply of electricity with some further minor activities in the gas and electricity sectors in the Slovak Republic and in the Czech Republic respectively. |
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| — | for EPH: active in the Czech Republic mainly in the generation and supply of electricity and the provision of district heating and to a marginal extent in the gas sector; active in the Slovak Republic mainly as gas storage, transmission and distribution system operator and as supplier on the retail market for gas and to a minor extent in the electricity sector, | | | | |
| — | for SSE: mainly active in the Slovak Republic in the distribution and retail supply of electricity with some further minor activities in the gas and electricity sectors in the Slovak Republic and in the Czech Republic respectively. | | | | |

| 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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| 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.6984 — EPH/Stredoslovenska energetika, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry MADO 1 1210 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition | Merger Registry | MADO 1 | 1210 Bruxelles/Brussel | BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
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| European Commission | | | | | | | |
| Directorate-General for Competition | | | | | | | |
| Merger Registry | | | | | | | |
| MADO 1 | | | | | | | |
| 1210 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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