# C_2018277EN.01002001.xml

| 7.8.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 277/20 |
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7.8.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 277/20

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8879 — JERA Trading/LNG Optimisation)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 277/07)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | JERA Trading Pte Ltd (‘JERA Trading’, Singapore), jointly controlled by Jera Co. Inc. (‘JERA’, JAPAN), and EDF Trading Limited (‘EDFT’, United Kingdom), |
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JERA Trading Pte Ltd (‘JERA Trading’, Singapore), jointly controlled by Jera Co. Inc. (‘JERA’, JAPAN), and EDF Trading Limited (‘EDFT’, United Kingdom),

| — | LNG Optimisation (United Kingdom), belonging to EDFT, in turn a wholly-owned subsidiary of Electricité de France SA (‘EDF’, France). |
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LNG Optimisation (United Kingdom), belonging to EDFT, in turn a wholly-owned subsidiary of Electricité de France SA (‘EDF’, France).

JERA Trading acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the LNG trading and optimisation business of EDFT (‘LNG Optimisation’).

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

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| — | JERA Trading is active in coal and freight trading and optimisation, which involves both physical coal and financial products. It is jointly controlled by JERA, that is active in the purchasing of LNG and other commodities for its parent companies Tepco Fuel & Power, Inc. and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., both Japanese utility companies, and EDFT, a company that trades LNG and other commodities in the wholesale market and optimises assets for its parent EDF, |
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JERA Trading is active in coal and freight trading and optimisation, which involves both physical coal and financial products. It is jointly controlled by JERA, that is active in the purchasing of LNG and other commodities for its parent companies Tepco Fuel & Power, Inc. and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., both Japanese utility companies, and EDFT, a company that trades LNG and other commodities in the wholesale market and optimises assets for its parent EDF,

| — | LNG Optimisation is active in LNG trading and optimisation. |
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LNG Optimisation is active in LNG trading and optimisation.

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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 the Notice.

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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.8879 — JERA Trading/LNG Optimisation

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

| E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal 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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