# C_2015122EN.01000801.xml

| 16.4.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 122/8 |
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16.4.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 122/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7534 — EPH/E.ON Italia coal and gas business)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 122/09)

| 1. | On 7 April 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s. (‘EPH’, Czech Republic), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of E.ON Italia SpA’s (‘E.ON Italia’, Italy) coal and gas business (‘Target’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares and assets. |
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On 7 April 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s. (‘EPH’, Czech Republic), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of E.ON Italia SpA’s (‘E.ON Italia’, Italy) coal and gas business (‘Target’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for EPH: utility company engaged in coal extraction, electricity and heat production, distribution and supply as well as gas supply. It is mainly active in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Poland, and the UK,
  —   for Target: active in the generation and wholesale supply of electricity in Italy. The Target comprises the coal and gas business of E.ON Italia. The Transaction also includes the acquisition of Sunshine, a subsidiary of E.ON Italia carrying out activity in the biomass field related to the Fiume Santo Plant. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for EPH: utility company engaged in coal extraction, electricity and heat production, distribution and supply as well as gas supply. It is mainly active in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Poland, and the UK,

for EPH

—   for Target: active in the generation and wholesale supply of electricity in Italy. The Target comprises the coal and gas business of E.ON Italia. The Transaction also includes the acquisition of Sunshine, a subsidiary of E.ON Italia carrying out activity in the biomass field related to the Fiume Santo Plant.

for Target

| 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.7534 — EPH/E.ON Italia coal and gas business, 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.7534 — EPH/E.ON Italia coal and gas business, 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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