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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 29.8.2022  
C(2022 ) 6249 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
Suez S.A.  
CB 21, 16 Place de l’Iris  
92400 Courbevoie  
France  
 
Acea S.p.A.  
P.le Ostiense 2  
00154 Rome  
Italy 
Subject : Case M. 10633 - SUEZ / ACEA / JV  
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 4 August  2022 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation, by which the 
undertakings Suez S.A. (“Suez”, France) and Acea S.p.A. (“Acea”, Italy) will acquire 
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)  and 3(4)  of the Merger Regulation joint control 
over the JV (Italy) , by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company 
constituting a joint venture .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned  are the following : 
 Suez is act ive globally in the provision of water management services, production 
and distribution of potable water and wastewater recovery for public customers. 
Suez is also active in the collection, sorting, recycling disposal and treatment of 
waste, as well as in the provision urban development services , 
                                                 
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 306, 11.8.2022 , p. 42. 

 
2  Acea is active in Italy in the provision of integrated water services, the 
distribution of electricity, public and artistic lighting, the sale of electricity and 
natural gas, energy production, waste disposal and energy recovery from waste . 
3. The JV will design and subsequently commercialize an innovative metering system 
for water services.  
4. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that 
the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger  Regulat ion and of 
paragraph 5(a) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of 
certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 .4 
5. 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 Agre ement . 
For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Olivier GUERSENT  
Director -General  
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .