# C_2015225EN.01000601.xml

| 10.7.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 225/6 |
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10.7.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 225/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7589 — RWE/VSE)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 225/05)

| 1. | On 2 July 2015, 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 RWE AG (‘RWE’, Germany) indirectly acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Východoslovenská energetika Holding a.s. (‘VSE’, Slovak Republic) by way of a change in VSE's existing corporate governance structure. |
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On 2 July 2015, 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 RWE AG (‘RWE’, Germany) indirectly acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Východoslovenská energetika Holding a.s. (‘VSE’, Slovak Republic) by way of a change in VSE's existing corporate governance structure.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for RWE: the generation and trade of electricity, the supply and distribution of gas as well as the trading of energy in various EU countries.
  —   for VSE: the retail supply and distribution of electricity within the Slovak Republic. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for RWE: the generation and trade of electricity, the supply and distribution of gas as well as the trading of energy in various EU countries.

for RWE

—   for VSE: the retail supply and distribution of electricity within the Slovak Republic.

for VSE

| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7589 — RWE/VSE, 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 M.7589 — RWE/VSE, 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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