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  EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels,  12.12.2018  
C(2018 ) 8900 final  
 
 
To the notifying parties  
 
Subject : Case M. 9217 - ENGIE / EDPR / REPSOL / WINDPLUS  
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 16 November 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation by which  Engie S.A. 
("Engie", France), E DP Renewables, SGPS, S.A. ("EDPR", Portugal), controlled by EDP -
Energias de Portugal S.A.  ("EDP", Portugal),  and Repsol Nuevas Energí as S.A . ("Repsol", 
Spain), controlled by  Repsol S.A.  (Spain), acquire within the meaning of Article 3( 1)(b) 
and Article 3( 4) of the Merger Regulation  joint control of  Windplus S.A.  ("Windplus", 
Portugal), currently controlled by EDPR and Repsol, by way of  purchase of shares .3 
2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:  
– Engie  is an international energy company active throughout the entire value chain;  
–  EDPR is active in the generation of renewable energy and is ultimately controlled by 
EDP, a utility company active in the generation, distribution and supply of electricity 
in Portugal and Spain;  
–  Repsol develops a business related to renewable energy and is controlled by Repsol 
S.A., an integrated energy company in the oil and gas industry;  
                                                 
1 OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ( the 'Merger Regulation '). With ef fect 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 423, 23.11.2018 , p. 21. 
PUBLIC VERSION  
2 – Windplus developed and builds an offshore wind project to be active in the 
generati on and wholesale supply of electricity in Portugal.  
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 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 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)  
Johannes LAITENBERGER  
Director -General  
 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .