Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6422 — Tokyo Gas/Siemens/Tessenderlo Chemie/International Power/GDF Suez/T-Power JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-01-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, electricity supply, energy industry, merger control








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10.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 7/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6422 — Tokyo Gas/Siemens/Tessenderlo Chemie/International Power/GDF Suez/T-Power JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 7/05






1.


On 22 December 2011, the Commission has received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which TG Europower BV (‘TG Europower’, Japan), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd (‘Tokyo Gas’, Japan), Siemens Project Ventures GmbH (‘SPV’, Germany), a subsidiary of Siemens AG (‘Siemens’, Germany), and Tessenderlo Chemie NV (‘TC’, Belgium) and International Power plc (‘IP’, United Kingdom), a subsidiary of GDF Suez (France), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation EUMR joint control over T-Power NV (‘T-Power’, Belgium), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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Tokyo Gas/TG Europower: a Japanese integrated energy company which, in the EU, provides consultancy services related to liquefied natural gas and sells related equipment,










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Siemens/SPV: healthcare, industry and energy, including the investment in and development of major infrastructure projects, such for the electricity sector,










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TC: manufacturing of chemical and specialty products,










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GDF Suez/IP: an EU-based integrated energy company,










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T-Power: generation and wholesale of electricity in Belgium.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.










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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6422 — Tokyo Gas/Siemens/Tessenderlo Chemie/International Power/GDF Suez/T-Power JV, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).