# C_2013345EN.01002001.xml

| 26.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 345/20 |
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26.11.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 345/20

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7106 — PensionDanmark Holding/GDF SUEZ/Noordgas-transport)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 345/08

| 1. | On 18 November 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which PensionDanmark Holding (‘PensionDanmark’, Denmark) and GDF SUEZ SA (‘GDF SUEZ’, France) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Noordgastransport BV (‘NGT’, Netherlands) by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 18 November 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which PensionDanmark Holding (‘PensionDanmark’, Denmark) and GDF SUEZ SA (‘GDF SUEZ’, France) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Noordgastransport BV (‘NGT’, Netherlands) by way of a purchase of shares.

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






  — | for PensionDanmark: is a Danish not-for-profit, labour-market-related, life-insurance limited company, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for PensionDanmark: is a Danish not-for-profit, labour-market-related, life-insurance limited company,

| — | for GDF SUEZ: one of the world’s leading industrial companies active throughout the entire energy value chain, in electricity and natural gas, |
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for GDF SUEZ: one of the world’s leading industrial companies active throughout the entire energy value chain, in electricity and natural gas,

| — | for NGT: provides transport and treatment services on its subsea gas transportation pipelines and onshore treatment facilities in the Netherlands. |
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for NGT: provides transport and treatment services on its subsea gas transportation pipelines and onshore treatment facilities in the Netherlands.

| 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.7106 — PensionDanmark Holding/GDF SUEZ/Noordgas-transport, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| MADO 1 |
| 1210 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.7106 — PensionDanmark Holding/GDF SUEZ/Noordgas-transport, to the following address:

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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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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