# C_2010046EN.01001101.xml

| 24.2.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 46/11 |
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24.2.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 46/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5812 — Société Lyonnaise des Eaux/Sociétés de distribution d’eau et d’assainissement (II))

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 46/09

| 1. | On 16 February 2010, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Lyonnaise des Eaux (France), controlled by GDF Suez (France), is to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation sole control of the group of undertakings Société des Eaux du Nord (France), Société Provençale des Eaux (France), Société d'Exploitation du Réseau d'Assainissement de Marseille (France), Société des Eaux de Versailles et de Saint-Cloud (France), Société Martiniquaise des Eaux (France), Société Guyanaise des Eaux (France), Société Stéphanoise des Eaux (France) and Société Nancéenne des Eaux (France) by way of exchange of shares. |
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On 16 February 2010, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Lyonnaise des Eaux (France), controlled by GDF Suez (France), is to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation sole control of the group of undertakings Société des Eaux du Nord (France), Société Provençale des Eaux (France), Société d'Exploitation du Réseau d'Assainissement de Marseille (France), Société des Eaux de Versailles et de Saint-Cloud (France), Société Martiniquaise des Eaux (France), Société Guyanaise des Eaux (France), Société Stéphanoise des Eaux (France) and Société Nancéenne des Eaux (France) by way of exchange of shares.

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






  — | Lyonnaise des Eaux: collection, purification and distribution of water, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Lyonnaise des Eaux: collection, purification and distribution of water,

| — | The eight target companies: collection, purification and distribution of water (with the exception of Société d'Exploitation du Réseau d'Assainissement de Marseille, which is involved exclusively in the purification of water). |
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The eight target companies: collection, purification and distribution of water (with the exception of Société d'Exploitation du Réseau d'Assainissement de Marseille, which is involved exclusively in the purification of water).

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of 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 of 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.5812 — Société Lyonnaise des Eaux/Sociétés de distribution d’eau et d’assainissement (II), to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5812 — Société Lyonnaise des Eaux/Sociétés de distribution d’eau et d’assainissement (II), 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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