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| 22.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 342/8 |
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22.11.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 342/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7066 — CNODC/Novatek/Total EPY/Yamal LNG)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 342/06

| 1. | On 14 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 the China National Oil & Gas Development Corporation (‘CNODC’, China), Total E&P Yamal (‘Total EPY’, France) and OJSC Novatek (‘Novatek’, Russia) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of OAO Yamal LNG (‘Yamal LNG’, Russia) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 14 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 the China National Oil & Gas Development Corporation (‘CNODC’, China), Total E&P Yamal (‘Total EPY’, France) and OJSC Novatek (‘Novatek’, Russia) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of OAO Yamal LNG (‘Yamal LNG’, Russia) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for CNODC: subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (‘CNPC’, China), which is active, mainly in China, but to a lesser extent also in the EEA, in a broad range of petroleum and gas related activities, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for CNODC: subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (‘CNPC’, China), which is active, mainly in China, but to a lesser extent also in the EEA, in a broad range of petroleum and gas related activities,

| — | for Total EPY: active, globally, in the fields of natural gas and oil production, refining and marketing of oil products, petrochemicals and specialty chemicals, |
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for Total EPY: active, globally, in the fields of natural gas and oil production, refining and marketing of oil products, petrochemicals and specialty chemicals,

| — | for Novatek: active in the fields of exploration, production, processing and marketing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons in Russia, |
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for Novatek: active in the fields of exploration, production, processing and marketing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons in Russia,

| — | for Yamal LNG: active in the development and (future) exploration of hydrocarbon raw materials at the South Tambeyskoye gas and condensate field on the Yamal peninsula in Russia. |
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for Yamal LNG: active in the development and (future) exploration of hydrocarbon raw materials at the South Tambeyskoye gas and condensate field on the Yamal peninsula in Russia.

| 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.7066 — CNODC/Novatek/Total EPY/Yamal LNG, 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.7066 — CNODC/Novatek/Total EPY/Yamal LNG, 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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