Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9074 — Total/Pont-sur-Sambre Power and Toul Power) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-08-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, energy production, energy supply, gas industry, gas supply, merger control, power plant, renewable energy








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27.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 300/5






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9074 — Total/Pont-sur-Sambre Power and Toul Power)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 300/07)

1.   
On 20 August 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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Total S.A. (‘Total’, France),










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Pont Sur Sambre Power SAS (‘PSS Power’, France), indirectly controlled by KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States).










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Toul Power SAS (‘Toul Power’, France), indirectly controlled by KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States).




Total acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of the whole of PSS Power and Toul Power.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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Total is an international integrated energy producer, engaged in the oil and gas industry, the renewable energy and power generation sectors, the production, trading and supply of electricity, and the trading and supply of gas;










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PSS Power operates one combined cycle gas turbine (‘CCGT’) power plant located in the north of France and is active in the electricity and gas sectors;










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Toul Power operates one CCGT power plant located in the north of France and is active in the electricity and gas sectors.






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.9074 — Total/Pont-sur-Sambre Power and Toul Power
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




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







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

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.