# C_2009275EN.01003401.xml

| 14.11.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 275/34 |
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14.11.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 275/34

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5629 — Normeston/MOL/MET JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 275/12

| 1. | On 9 November 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Normeston Trading Limited (‘Normeston’, Belize) and MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Public Limited Company (‘MOL’, Hungary) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of MOL Energy Trade Ltd. (‘MET’, Hungary) by way of sale and purchase of shares. |
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On 9 November 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Normeston Trading Limited (‘Normeston’, Belize) and MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Public Limited Company (‘MOL’, Hungary) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of MOL Energy Trade Ltd. (‘MET’, Hungary) by way of sale and purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Normeston: a private company active in the trading of crude oil and 0,2 gasoil, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Normeston: a private company active in the trading of crude oil and 0,2 gasoil,

| — | for MOL: a vertically integrated energy company, |
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for MOL: a vertically integrated energy company,

| — | for MET: currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of MOL active in natural gas sales and trading, mainly in Hungary. |
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for MET: currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of MOL active in natural gas sales and trading, mainly in Hungary.

| 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. |
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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.5629 — Normeston/MOL/MET JV, to the following address:





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

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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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5629 — Normeston/MOL/MET JV, 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.

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