# C_2014308EN.01000801.xml

| 11.9.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 308/8 |
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11.9.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 308/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7363 — Areva Énergies Renouvelables/Gamesa Energía/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 308/10

| 1. | On 4 September 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Areva Énergies Renouvelables SAS (France), belonging to the Areva group (France), and Gamesa Energía, SA Unipersonal (Spain), belonging to the Gamesa group (Spain), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a joint venture company by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 4 September 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Areva Énergies Renouvelables SAS (France), belonging to the Areva group (France), and Gamesa Energía, SA Unipersonal (Spain), belonging to the Gamesa group (Spain), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a joint venture company by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   Areva group: power generation solutions through the use of nuclear power and renewable energies,
  —   Gamesa group: power generation solutions through the use of renewable energies, in particular manufacture of wind turbines for wind farms,
  —   the joint venture company: manufacture of offshore wind turbines and provisions of post-installation maintenance services. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   Areva group: power generation solutions through the use of nuclear power and renewable energies,

Areva group

—   Gamesa group: power generation solutions through the use of renewable energies, in particular manufacture of wind turbines for wind farms,

Gamesa group

—   the joint venture company: manufacture of offshore wind turbines and provisions of post-installation maintenance services.

the joint venture company

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 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 this notice. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 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 this 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7363 — Areva Énergies Renouvelables/Gamesa Energía/JV, to the following address:





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

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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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7363 — Areva Énergies Renouvelables/Gamesa Energía/JV, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

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

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