# C_2013205EN.01001901.xml

| 19.7.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 205/19 |
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19.7.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 205/19

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6988 — CKH/CKI/PAH/AVR)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 205/11

| 1. | On 12 July 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited (‘CKH’, Hong Kong), Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited (‘CKI’, Hong Kong) and Power Assets Holdings Limited (‘PAH’, Hong Kong) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of AVR-Afvalverwerking BV (‘AVR’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 12 July 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited (‘CKH’, Hong Kong), Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited (‘CKI’, Hong Kong) and Power Assets Holdings Limited (‘PAH’, Hong Kong) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of AVR-Afvalverwerking BV (‘AVR’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for CKH: investment holding, property development and investment, hotel and serviced suite operation, property and project management, and investment in infrastructure business and securities, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for CKH: investment holding, property development and investment, hotel and serviced suite operation, property and project management, and investment in infrastructure business and securities,

| — | for CKI: electricity generation, transmission and distribution, gas distribution, water treatment and distribution, waste management, toll roads and infrastructure materials in Hong Kong, mainland China, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, |
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for CKI: electricity generation, transmission and distribution, gas distribution, water treatment and distribution, waste management, toll roads and infrastructure materials in Hong Kong, mainland China, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada,

| — | for PAH: investments in power generation assets, electricity and gas distribution networks, and renewable energy assets in mainland China, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Australia, Thailand, Canada and New Zealand, |
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for PAH: investments in power generation assets, electricity and gas distribution networks, and renewable energy assets in mainland China, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Australia, Thailand, Canada and New Zealand,

| — | for AVR: waste management services with a focus on the production of energy from waste in The Netherlands. |
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for AVR: waste management services with a focus on the production of energy from waste in The Netherlands.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the 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 COMP/M.6988 — CKH/CKI/PAH/AVR, 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 COMP/M.6988 — CKH/CKI/PAH/AVR, 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 ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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