# C_2023082EN.01000401.xml

| 6.3.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 82/4 |
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6.3.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 82/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.11036 – EP POWER EUROPE / CAMDEN)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 82/03)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | EP Power Europe, a.s. (‘EPPE’, Czechia), belonging to the EPH Group (Czechia), controlled by Mr. Daniel Křetínský, |
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EP Power Europe, a.s. (‘EPPE’, Czechia), belonging to the EPH Group (Czechia), controlled by Mr. Daniel Křetínský,

| — | Camden B.V. (‘Camden’, the Netherlands). |
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Camden B.V. (‘Camden’, the Netherlands).

EPPE will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Camden.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | EPPE belongs to the EPH Group, which is a vertically integrated energy utility with several activities including lignite mining, electricity and heat production, distribution and supply as well as gas transmission, distribution, storage and supply, |
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EPPE belongs to the EPH Group, which is a vertically integrated energy utility with several activities including lignite mining, electricity and heat production, distribution and supply as well as gas transmission, distribution, storage and supply,

| — | Camden is active in the Netherlands in the generation and wholesale supply of electricity, the provision of certain balancing and ancillary services, financial electricity trading and gas trading on a hub. Camden has a 100 % stake in the MaasStroom gas-fired combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant and a 50 % stake in the Enecogen gas-fired CCGT power plant, both located in Rotterdam. |
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Camden is active in the Netherlands in the generation and wholesale supply of electricity, the provision of certain balancing and ancillary services, financial electricity trading and gas trading on a hub. Camden has a 100 % stake in the MaasStroom gas-fired combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant and a 50 % stake in the Enecogen gas-fired CCGT power plant, both located in Rotterdam.

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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.11036 – EP POWER EUROPE / CAMDEN

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

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

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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