CELEX: 32014M7006
Language: en
Date: 2014-01-15 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 15/01/2014 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.7006 - OAO LUKOIL / LUBRICANTS BUSINESS OMV) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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                                        Brussels, 15/01/2014
                                        C(2014) 258 final

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Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),

Subject:    Case No COMP/M.7006 - OAO LUKOIL/ LUBRICANTS BUSINESS OMV
         Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004[1]

 1. On 9 December 2013, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation
    and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 by  which  the  undertaking  OAO  "LUKOIL"  (Russian
    Federation) acquires  within  the  meaning  of  Article  3(1)(b)  of  the   Merger  Regulation  control  of  parts  of  the  undertaking  OMV
    Aktiengesellschaft (Austria) by way of purchase of assets[2].

    The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

    - for OAO "LUKOIL": exploration, development and production of oil and gas and the refining,  production  and  marketing  of  crude  oil  and
    petroleum products including automotive and industrial lubricants.

    - for the transferred assets of  OMV Aktiengesellschaft: the production and distribution of automotive  and  industrial  lubricants  to  non-
    retail customers.

 2. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger
    Regulation and of paragraph 5(c)i and (c)ii of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations  under
    Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004[3].

 3. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and
    to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article  6(1)(b)  of
    the Merger Regulation.

                                        For the Commission
                                        (Signed),
                                        Alexander ITALIANER
                                        Director General

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[1]   OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ("the Merger Regulation"). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the  European  Union
      ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market" by  "internal  market".  The
      terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.
[2]   Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 368, 17/12/2013, p.19.

[3]   OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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                                                                  PUBLIC VERSION

                                                           SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE