Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11019 – PREMERENI / SUAS CLEAN ENERGY / JVs) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 20/08
Date: 2023-01-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy production, heating, merger control, renewable energy, solar energy, wind energy








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20.1.2023   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 20/19






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11019 – PREMERENI / SUAS CLEAN ENERGY / JVs)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 20/08)

1.   
On 12 January 2023, 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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PREměření, a.s. (‘PREmereni’, Czech Republic), ultimately controlled by the Capital City of Prague (Czech Republic) and the EnBW Group (Germany),










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SUAS Clean Energy s.r.o. (‘SUAS’, Czech Republic), ultimately controlled by the Trust Fund of František Štěpánek (Czech Republic).




PREměření, a.s. and SUAS Clean Energy s.r.o. will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of PRE FVE Nové Sedlo, s.r.o. (‘JV1’) and Solarpark Nové Sedlo s.r.o. (‘JV2’).
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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PREmereni is active mainly in the area of services related to the purchase, installation, verification and reading of energy measuring devices and generation of electricity in photovoltaic and wind power plants,










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SUAS is active mainly in the area of generation of heat and electricity from natural gas and other renewable sources.






3.   

The business activities of JV1 and JV2 are the development, construction and operation of photovoltaic power plants in the Czech Republic.



4.   
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.


5.   
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.11019 – PREMERENI / SUAS CLEAN ENERGY / JVs
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.