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Brussels,  23.03.2022  
C(2022 ) 1923 final  
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Certas Energy France  SAS 
Avenue Edouard Belin , 9 
92500 Rueil -Malmaison  
France  
 
Engie Energie Service s - Engie 
Solutions  SA 
Faubourg de l’Arche 1 , Place Samuel 
de Champlain                                               
92930 Paris La Défense                          
France  
Subject : Case M. 10637 – CERTAS / ENGIE SOLUTIONS / SSEC JV  
Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation 
(EC) No 139/20041 and Artic le 57 of the Agreement on the European 
Economic Area2  
Dear Sir or Madam,  
1. On 28 February 2022 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  Certas Energy 
France SAS (‘Certas’, France), ultimately controlled by DCC plc (‘DCC’, Ireland), 
and Engie Energies Service - Engie Solutions SA (‘Engie Solutions’, France), 
ultimately controlled by Engie SA (‘Engie’, France),  will acquire within the meaning 
of Article s 3(1)(b)  and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint  control over the whole of 
SSEC (France) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting 
a joint venture , SSEC .3 
                                                 
1 OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ( the ‘Merger Regulation ’). With effect from 1 December 2009,  the Treaty on 
the Functioning of the European Union ( ‘TFEU ’) has introduced certain changes, such as the 
replacement of ‘Community ’ by ‘Union ’ and ‘common market ’ by ‘internal market ’. The terminology 
of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.  
2  OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p . 3 (the ‘EEA Agreement ’). 
3  Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 111, 08.03.2022 , p. 3. 

2 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned  are the following : 
 for Certas: o peration of service stations in France on the motorway and road 
network. Its parent company DCC is active globally across several divisions in 
various industry areas such as technology, healthcare, LPG and retail & oil,  
 for Engie Solutions: provision of se rvices related to energy management in 
France. Its parent company Engie is active globally in the provision of gas, 
electricity and services related to energy management,  
 for SSEC: a newly established joint venture, which will be active in the       
instal lation and operation of electric vehicle charging stations in France.  
3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that 
the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger  Regulation  and of 
paragraph 5 (a) and (c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for 
treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 .4 
4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European 
Commission has decided not to oppose the noti fied operation and to declare it 
compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is 
adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger  Regulation  and Article 57 of 
the EEA Agreement . 
For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Olivier GUERSENT  
Director -General  
 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .