Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8835 — Stadtwerke Olching/BAG Netz/NG Olching/Olching VerwaltungsGmbH) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-05-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy grid, energy supply, energy transport, gas pipeline, gas supply, heating, merger control








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4.5.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 157/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8835 — Stadtwerke Olching/BAG Netz/NG Olching/Olching VerwaltungsGmbH)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 157/06)






1.


On 26 April 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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Stadtwerke Olching GmbH (‘SWO’, Germany), jointly controlled by Stadt Olching and Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Hall GmbH,










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Bayernwerk Netz GmbH (‘BAG Netz’, Germany), belonging to the E.ON group,










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Stadtwerke Olching Stromnetz GmbH & Co. KG (‘NG Olching’, Germany),










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Stadtwerke Olching Stromnetz VerwaltungsGmbH (‘Olching VerwaltungsGmbH’, Germany).




SWO and BAG Netz acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of NG Olching and Olching VerwaltungsGmbH.
The concentration is accomplished by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for SWO: provides electricity, gas, district heating and related services and operates the electricity distribution system in an industrial park in the city of Olching,
—   for BAG Netz: develops, operates and maintains electricity and gas distribution networks. Currently, it holds the electricity distribution grid concession in the rest of the city of Olching,
—   for NG Olching: will hold the electricity distribution grid concession transferred by BAG Netz and will participate in the 2019 tender for the concession of electricity distribution grid in the whole of the city of Olching,
—   for Olching VerwaltungsGmbH: will manage NG Olching.










3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.










4.


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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8835 — Stadtwerke Olching/BAG Netz/NG Olching/Olching VerwaltungsGmbH
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu




Fax +32 22964301




Postal address:




European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




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

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.