Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11406 – TOTALENERGIES / SSE / JV) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-07-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, United Kingdom, bituminous materials, economic concentration, electric vehicle, electricity supply, energy grid, joint venture, merger control, special chemicals








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/4365


4.7.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11406 – TOTALENERGIES / SSE / JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4365)


1.   
On 27 June 2024, 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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TotalEnergies Marketing UK Ltd (‘TEMUK’, UK), belonging to the TotalEnergies Group (France),










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SSE Utility Solutions Ltd (‘SSEUS’, UK), controlled by SSE plc (UK),










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SSE DE EV Holdco Limited (‘JV’, UK).




TEMUK and SSEUS will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV.
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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TEMUK is the UK marketing & services operation entity of the TotalEnergies Group. It manufactures and sells lubricants, bitumen products and petroleum-based solvents into the transport, building and manufacturing sectors as well as supplies aviation fuels to airports throughout the UK,










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SSEUS provides innovative solutions to build, own and operate and maintain energy infrastructure in the UK and Ireland, covering both private and public sector across residential, commercial and industrial markets,










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JV will invest in, build, own, operate and manage a network of charging stations offering ultra-fast charging for electric vehicles and related convenience services in the UK and Ireland.






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 treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (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.11406 – TOTALENERGIES / SSE / JV
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

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 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4365/oj
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