Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10903 – CIRCLE K / SCHIBSTED / ELTON MOBILITY) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 474/14
Date: 2022-12-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: broadcasting, economic concentration, electric vehicle, electricity supply, financial services, information technology, investment company, merger control, motor fuel, retail trade








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14.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 474/53






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10903 – CIRCLE K / SCHIBSTED / ELTON MOBILITY)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 474/14)

1.   
On 6 December 2022, 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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Schibsted Norge AS (‘Schibsted’), controlled by Schibsted ASA (both Norway),










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Circle K AS (‘Circle K’, Norway), controlled by Alimentation Couche Tard (‘ACT’, Canada),










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Elton Mobility AS (‘Elton’, Norway).




Schibsted and Circle K will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Elton, which is currently solely controlled by Schibsted.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






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Schibsted and Schibsted ASA are active in news media services, marketplaces, start-ups and other investment ventures and financial services, primarily in the Nordics and other EEA countries.










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Circle K is active as a convenience and fuel retailer and operator of electric vehicle charging stations, with its main operations in the Nordics and Poland. ACT is active globally, and based in Laval, Canada.










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Elton is active in the provision of charging services for electric vehicles, primarily in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Its services are also available in Finland.






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 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.10903 – CIRCLE K / SCHIBSTED / ELTON MOBILITY
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.