# C_2009235EN.01002601.xml

| 30.9.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 235/26 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

30.9.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 235/26

---

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5549 — EDF/Segebel)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 235/05

| 1. | On 23 September 2009, 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 Electricité de France S.A. (‘EDF’, France), belonging to the EDF Group, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of SPE S.A. (‘SPE’, Belgium) through the acquisition, by way of purchase of the shares of Segebel S.A. (‘Segebel’, Belgium) which owns a 51 % equity interest in SPE. |
| --- | --- |

1.

On 23 September 2009, 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 Electricité de France S.A. (‘EDF’, France), belonging to the EDF Group, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of SPE S.A. (‘SPE’, Belgium) through the acquisition, by way of purchase of the shares of Segebel S.A. (‘Segebel’, Belgium) which owns a 51 % equity interest in SPE.

1

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






  — | EDF Group: active in generation and wholesale trading of electricity; transmission, distribution and retail supply of electricity; and in gas wholesale, trading and supply in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and other countries, |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

EDF Group: active in generation and wholesale trading of electricity; transmission, distribution and retail supply of electricity; and in gas wholesale, trading and supply in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and other countries,

| — | SPE: active in the production of electricity and trading and supply of electricity and gas in Belgium, France and the Netherlands. |
| --- | --- |

—

SPE: active in the production of electricity and trading and supply of electricity and gas in Belgium, France and the Netherlands.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
| --- | --- |

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5549 — EDF/Segebel, to the following address:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5549 — EDF/Segebel, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

---

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

1

---