# C_2013051EN.01001801.xml

| 22.2.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 51/18 |
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22.2.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 51/18

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6877 — Oiltanking GmbH/Gunvor Group Ltd/PT Oiltanking Karimun)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 51/11

| 1. | On 15 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 Oiltanking GmbH (‘Oiltanking’, Germany), ultimately controlled by Marquard & Bahls AG, and Coral Cay Pte Ltd (‘Coral’, Singapore), which is a wholly owned affiliate of Gunvor Group Ltd. acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over PT Oiltanking Karimun (‘OTK’ Indonesia), by way of a purchase of shares. Oiltanking currently holds 95 % of the shares in OTK. |
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On 15 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 Oiltanking GmbH (‘Oiltanking’, Germany), ultimately controlled by Marquard & Bahls AG, and Coral Cay Pte Ltd (‘Coral’, Singapore), which is a wholly owned affiliate of Gunvor Group Ltd. acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over PT Oiltanking Karimun (‘OTK’ Indonesia), by way of a purchase of shares. Oiltanking currently holds 95 % of the shares in OTK.

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






  — | for Oiltanking: storage services for petroleum products, vegetables oils, chemicals and other liquids and gases on a worldwide basis, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Oiltanking: storage services for petroleum products, vegetables oils, chemicals and other liquids and gases on a worldwide basis,

| — | for Gunvor: active in the trade, transport, storage and optimization of crude oil, refined mineral oil products and other energy products. |
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for Gunvor: active in the trade, transport, storage and optimization of crude oil, refined mineral oil products and other energy products.

| 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.6877 — Oiltanking GmbH/Gunvor Group Ltd/PT Oiltanking Karimun, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6877 — Oiltanking GmbH/Gunvor Group Ltd/PT Oiltanking Karimun, 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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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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