# C_2016058EN.01004101.xml

| 13.2.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 58/41 |
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13.2.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 58/41

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7850 — EDF/CGN/NNB Group of Companies)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 58/12)

| 1. | On 4 February 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Électricité de France SA (‘EDF’, of France) and China General Nuclear Power Corporation (‘CGN’, of China), controlled by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (‘Central SASAC’), will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a group of three nuclear newbuild companies (‘NNB Group’, of the United Kingdom): NNB Generation Company HPC Limited (‘HPC Genco’), NNB Generation Company SZC Limited (‘SZC Genco’) and NNB Generation Company BRB Limited (‘BRB Genco’). |
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On 4 February 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Électricité de France SA (‘EDF’, of France) and China General Nuclear Power Corporation (‘CGN’, of China), controlled by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (‘Central SASAC’), will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a group of three nuclear newbuild companies (‘NNB Group’, of the United Kingdom): NNB Generation Company HPC Limited (‘HPC Genco’), NNB Generation Company SZC Limited (‘SZC Genco’) and NNB Generation Company BRB Limited (‘BRB Genco’).

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






  — | CGN is a Chinese company primarily active in the development, construction and operation of nuclear power plants and renewable energy plants in China, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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CGN is a Chinese company primarily active in the development, construction and operation of nuclear power plants and renewable energy plants in China,

| — | the EDF group is mainly active in electricity markets in France and abroad. In the UK, EDF is mainly active in electricity generation, as well as wholesale supply (including trading) and retail supply of electricity, |
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the EDF group is mainly active in electricity markets in France and abroad. In the UK, EDF is mainly active in electricity generation, as well as wholesale supply (including trading) and retail supply of electricity,

| — | NNB Group consist of three holding and generating companies responsible for the construction and operation of the Hinkley Point (HPC), Sizewell (SZC) and Bradwell (BRB) newbuild nuclear power plants. |
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NNB Group consist of three holding and generating companies responsible for the construction and operation of the Hinkley Point (HPC), Sizewell (SZC) and Bradwell (BRB) newbuild nuclear power plants.

| 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. |
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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.

| 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.7850 — EDF/CGN/NNB Group of Companies, 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.7850 — EDF/CGN/NNB Group of Companies, 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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