# C_2011082EN.01000501.xml

| 16.3.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 82/5 |
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16.3.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 82/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6068 — ENI/AcegasAps/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 82/05

| 1. | On 8 March 2011 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings ENI SpA (‘ENI’, Italy) and AcegasAps SpA (‘AcegasAps’, Italy) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of the business division of Isontina Reti Integrate e Servizi SpA (‘Target’, Italy) active in the distribution and retailing of gas and electricity, by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 8 March 2011 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings ENI SpA (‘ENI’, Italy) and AcegasAps SpA (‘AcegasAps’, Italy) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of the business division of Isontina Reti Integrate e Servizi SpA (‘Target’, Italy) active in the distribution and retailing of gas and electricity, by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | ENI: the ENI group carries out, also through numerous subsidiaries, global operations in the petroleum, natural gas, electricity, petrochemicals, finance, engineering and services sectors, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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ENI: the ENI group carries out, also through numerous subsidiaries, global operations in the petroleum, natural gas, electricity, petrochemicals, finance, engineering and services sectors,

| — | AcegasAps: operates in the management and distribution of water, electricity and gas, in the collection and processing of waste and in the main municipal services, primarily in and around Trieste and Padua, |
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AcegasAps: operates in the management and distribution of water, electricity and gas, in the collection and processing of waste and in the main municipal services, primarily in and around Trieste and Padua,

| — | Target: is active in the distribution and retailing of gas and electricity in some local areas of the province of Gorizia. |
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Target: is active in the distribution and retailing of gas and electricity in some local areas of the province of Gorizia.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. 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 the EC Merger Regulation. 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), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6068 — ENI/AcegasAps/JV, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6068 — ENI/AcegasAps/JV, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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