# C_2022367EN.01001701.xml

| 26.9.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 367/17 |
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26.9.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 367/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10909 – KFW / NEDERLANDSE GASUNIE / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 367/09)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (‘KfW’, Germany), owned by the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Federal States, |
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Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (‘KfW’, Germany), owned by the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Federal States,

| — | N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie (‘Nederlandse Gasunie’, Netherlands) which is the ultimate parent company of the Gasunie group of companies (‘Gasunie Group’, Netherlands). |
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N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie (‘Nederlandse Gasunie’, Netherlands) which is the ultimate parent company of the Gasunie group of companies (‘Gasunie Group’, Netherlands).

| — | German LNG Terminal GmbH (‘GLNG’, Germany), wholly-owned by Nederlandse Gasunie. |
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German LNG Terminal GmbH (‘GLNG’, Germany), wholly-owned by Nederlandse Gasunie.

KfW and Nederlandse Gasunie will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of GLNG.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | KfW is a national promotional bank that aims to support the sustainable improvement of economic, social and ecological living conditions worldwide on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Federal States, |
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KfW is a national promotional bank that aims to support the sustainable improvement of economic, social and ecological living conditions worldwide on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Federal States,

| — | Nederlandse Gasunie develops, manages and maintains energy infrastructure, i.e. gas transport networks, international transit pipelines, gas storage facilities, gas conversion installations and LNG infrastructure, as well as virtual gas trading platforms. |
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Nederlandse Gasunie develops, manages and maintains energy infrastructure, i.e. gas transport networks, international transit pipelines, gas storage facilities, gas conversion installations and LNG infrastructure, as well as virtual gas trading platforms.

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GLNG has the purpose to build, own, and operate a Liquefied Natural Gas (‘LNG’) re-gasification facility (the ‘Terminal’) in Brunsbüttel, north of Germany. The envisaged scope of the Terminal is the operation of an LNG import and distribution terminal.

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Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10909 – KFW / NEDERLANDSE GASUNIE / JV

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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