# C_2016195EN.01000901.xml

| 2.6.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 195/9 |
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2.6.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 195/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7965 — World Fuel Services Corporation/Certain aviation fuels assets belonging to Exxon)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 195/07)

| 1. | On 24 May 2016, 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 World Fuel Services Corporation (‘WFS’) of the United States of America, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of ExxonMobil Corporation (‘Exxon’) of the United States of America by way of purchase of assets (‘The Business’). |
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On 24 May 2016, 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 World Fuel Services Corporation (‘WFS’) of the United States of America, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of ExxonMobil Corporation (‘Exxon’) of the United States of America by way of purchase of assets (‘The Business’).

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






  — | WFS provides aviation, marine and ground transportation fuel products and related services. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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WFS provides aviation, marine and ground transportation fuel products and related services.

| — | Exxon’s principal business is energy, involving exploration for, and production of, crude oil and natural gas, manufacture of petroleum products and transportation and sale of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products. Exxon is also a manufacturer and marketer of commodity petrochemicals, including olefins, aromatics, polyethylene and polypropylene plastics, and a wide variety of specialty products. |
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Exxon’s principal business is energy, involving exploration for, and production of, crude oil and natural gas, manufacture of petroleum products and transportation and sale of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products. Exxon is also a manufacturer and marketer of commodity petrochemicals, including olefins, aromatics, polyethylene and polypropylene plastics, and a wide variety of specialty products.

| — | The Business comprises Exxon’s activities in relation to into-plane supply of aviation fuel at various airports in the EEA. |
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The Business comprises Exxon’s activities in relation to into-plane supply of aviation fuel at various airports in the EEA.

| 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 e-ail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7965 — World Fuel Services Corporation/Certain aviation fuels assets belonging to Exxon 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 e-ail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7965 — World Fuel Services Corporation/Certain aviation fuels assets belonging to Exxon 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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