# C_2012255EN.01002701.xml

| 24.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 255/27 |
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24.8.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 255/27

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6641 — Verbund/Siemens/E-Mobility Provider Austria)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 255/09

| 1. | On 16 August 2012 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which Verbund AG (Austria) and Siemens AG (Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of E-Mobility Provider Austria GmbH & Co KG (Austria) by way of purchase of shares in this newly established joint venture. |
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On 16 August 2012 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which Verbund AG (Austria) and Siemens AG (Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of E-Mobility Provider Austria GmbH & Co KG (Austria) by way of purchase of shares in this newly established joint venture.

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






  — | Verbund: an Austrian electricity supply company, whose core business includes generating and transmitting electricity, as well as electricity trading, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Verbund: an Austrian electricity supply company, whose core business includes generating and transmitting electricity, as well as electricity trading,

| — | Siemens: a global electronics and electrical engineering company focusing on the four sectors of energy, healthcare, industry, and infrastructure and cities, |
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Siemens: a global electronics and electrical engineering company focusing on the four sectors of energy, healthcare, industry, and infrastructure and cities,

| — | E-Mobility Provider Austria: will provide e-mobility services, namely the services needed for operating electric vehicles, such as in particular the provision of charging infrastructure, electricity from renewable sources and information services. |
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E-Mobility Provider Austria: will provide e-mobility services, namely the services needed for operating electric vehicles, such as in particular the provision of charging infrastructure, electricity from renewable sources and information services.

| 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.6641 — Verbund/Siemens/E-Mobility Provider Austria, 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.6641 — Verbund/Siemens/E-Mobility Provider Austria, 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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