# C_2005140EN.01000501.xml

| 9.6.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 140/5 |
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9.6.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 140/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3696 — E.ON/MOL)

(2005/C 140/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 2 June 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking E.ON Ruhrgas International AG (‘ERI’) belonging to the E.ON AG group (‘E.ON’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings MOL Földgázellátó Rt (‘WMT’, Hungary) and MOL Földgáztároló Rt (‘MOL Storage’, Hungary), currently solely controlled by MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc (‘MOL’, Hungary), by way of purchase of shares. ERI will also acquire MOL's shareholdings in Panrusgáz Magyar-Orosz Gázipari Rt (‘Panrusgáz’, Hungary), a joint venture company between OAO Gazprom (Russia) and MOL. |
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On 2 June 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking E.ON Ruhrgas International AG (‘ERI’) belonging to the E.ON AG group (‘E.ON’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings MOL Földgázellátó Rt (‘WMT’, Hungary) and MOL Földgáztároló Rt (‘MOL Storage’, Hungary), currently solely controlled by MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc (‘MOL’, Hungary), by way of purchase of shares. ERI will also acquire MOL's shareholdings in Panrusgáz Magyar-Orosz Gázipari Rt (‘Panrusgáz’, Hungary), a joint venture company between OAO Gazprom (Russia) and MOL.

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






  — | for E.ON: energy company supplying electricity and gas all over Europe and in the United States along with other related activities, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for E.ON: energy company supplying electricity and gas all over Europe and in the United States along with other related activities,

| — | for MOL: integrated oil and gas group primarily active in Hungary, |
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for MOL: integrated oil and gas group primarily active in Hungary,

| — | for WMT: public utility wholesaler and gas trader, |
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for WMT: public utility wholesaler and gas trader,

| — | for MOL Storage: owner and operator of gas storage facilities in Hungary, |
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for MOL Storage: owner and operator of gas storage facilities in Hungary,

| — | for Panrusgáz: purchase of gas from Gazexport/ Gazprom and the sale of gas to WMT. |
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for Panrusgáz: purchase of gas from Gazexport/ Gazprom and the sale of gas to WMT.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3696 — E.ON/MOL, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition, |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3696 — E.ON/MOL, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition,

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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