Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3080 — ECS/Intercommunale Iverlek) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-01-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy distribution, exchange of information, gas, merger control, provision of services

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3079 — ECS/Intercommunale Imewo)

(2003/C 6/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 20 December 2002 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1310/97 (2), by which the undertaking Electrabel Customer Solutions SA (ECS, Belgium), controlled by
Electrabel SA, acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, the progressive control of
part of gas and electricity supply business of Intercommunale maatschappij voor energievoorziening in
West- en Oost-Vlaaderen (Imewo)

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— ECS: gas and electricity supply; services and products related to gas and electricity supply,

— Imewo: gas and electricity supply and distribution.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.3079 — ECS/Intercommunale Imewo, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3080 — ECS/Intercommunale Iverlek)

(2003/C 6/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 20 December 2002 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1310/97 (2), by which the undertaking Electrabel Customer Solutions SA (ECS, Belgium), controlled by
Electrabel SA, acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, the progressive control of
part of gas and electricity supply business of Iverlek.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.

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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— ECS: gas and electricity supply; services and products related to gas and electricity supply,

— Iverlek: gas and electricity supply and distribution.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.3080 — ECS/Intercommunale Iverlek, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2826 — Alsen/E.ON/JV)

(2003/C 6/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 August 2002 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in German and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CDE’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2826. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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