# C_2009239EN.01002601.xml

| 6.10.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 239/26 |
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6.10.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 239/26

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5591 — CEZB/JAVYS/JESS JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 239/06

| 1. | On 29 September 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 ČEZ BOHUNICE a.s. (‘CEZB’, Czech Republic), belonging to the group ČEZ a.s. (‘CEZ’, Czech Republic), and Jadrová a vyraďovacia spoločnosť, a.s. (‘JAVYS’, Slovak Republic) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Jadrová energetická spoločnosť Slovenska, a.s. (‘JESS’, Slovak Republic) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 29 September 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 ČEZ BOHUNICE a.s. (‘CEZB’, Czech Republic), belonging to the group ČEZ a.s. (‘CEZ’, Czech Republic), and Jadrová a vyraďovacia spoločnosť, a.s. (‘JAVYS’, Slovak Republic) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Jadrová energetická spoločnosť Slovenska, a.s. (‘JESS’, Slovak Republic) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | for CEZ: generation, distribution and sale of electricity, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for CEZ: generation, distribution and sale of electricity,

| — | for JAVYS: treatment of nuclear waste and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. |
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for JAVYS: treatment of nuclear waste and decommissioning of nuclear facilities.

| 3. | The joint venture, JESS, will be a new nuclear power plant active in the generation and sale of electricity in the Slovak Republic. |
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The joint venture, JESS, will be a new nuclear power plant active in the generation and sale of electricity in the Slovak Republic.

| 4. | 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.

| 5. | 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.5591 — CEZB/JAVYS/JESS JV, 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5591 — CEZB/JAVYS/JESS 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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