# C_2010078EN.01000501.xml

| 27.3.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 78/5 |
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27.3.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 78/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5724 — Suez Environnement/Agbar)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 78/05

| 1. | On 18 March 2010, 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(s) Suez Enviroment Company, S.A (‘SE’, France), ultimately controlled by Gaz de France/Suez Group (‘GDF/Suez’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation control of the whole of Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona, S.A. (‘Agbar’, Spain), joint controlled by SE and Criteria CaixaCorp S.A. (‘Criteria’, Spain), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 18 March 2010, 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(s) Suez Enviroment Company, S.A (‘SE’, France), ultimately controlled by Gaz de France/Suez Group (‘GDF/Suez’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation control of the whole of Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona, S.A. (‘Agbar’, Spain), joint controlled by SE and Criteria CaixaCorp S.A. (‘Criteria’, Spain), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for undertaking SE: provision of water and wastewater services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking SE: provision of water and wastewater services,

| — | for undertaking Agbar: provision of water and wastewater services, inter alia. |
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for undertaking Agbar: provision of water and wastewater services, inter alia.

| 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.5724 — Suez Environnement/Agbar, 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.5724 — Suez Environnement/Agbar, 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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