Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE  
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel,   BELGIË  
 
Tel: +32 229 -91111. Fax: +32 229 -64301. E -mail: COMP -MERGER -REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu . 
  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels,  22.10.2019  
C(2019 ) 7686 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
To the notifying parties  
Subject : Case M. 9552  – BP / CHINA NATIONAL AVIATION FUEL GROUP / 
CNAF AIR BP GENERAL AVIATION FUEL COMPANY  
Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation 
(EC) No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European 
Economic Area2  
Dear Sir or Madam,  
1. On 30 September  2019 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  BP Global 
Investments Limited (“BP GIL”),  a wholly own ed subsidiary of BP plc. (“BP”, United 
Kingdo m) and CNAF Group General Aviation Devel opment Co., Ltd., a wholly 
owned subsidiary of China National Aviation Fuel Group Limited (“ China National 
Aviation Fuel Group ”, People’s Republic of China ) acquire within the meaning of 
Article 3(1)(b)  and 3(4)  of the Merger Regulation joint control over the whole of 
CNAF Air BP General Aviation Fuel Company Limited  (“CNAF Air B P General 
Aviation Fuel Company ”, People’s Republic of China)  by way of purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
 BP is a global company active  in (i) exploration, production and marketing of 
crude oil and natural gas, (ii) refining, marketing, supply and transportation of 
petroleum products, (iii) production and supply of petrochemicals and related 
products and (iv) supply of alternative energy,  
 China National Aviation Fuel Group is a Chinese state -owned aviation fuel 
supplier,  
                                                 
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 338, 08.10.2019 , p. 8. 

2  CNAF Air BP General Aviation Fuel Company is a newly created joint 
venture that will be active in the supply of aviation fuel for general aviation 
purposes in China.  
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) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of 
certain conce ntrations 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 notified 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)  
Cecilio MADERO VILLAREJO   
Acting Director -General   
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .