CELEX: 32021M10296
Language: en
Date: 2021-08-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 13/08/2021 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.10296 - EPCG / ECMI / EROSKI S.COOP / SUPRATUC2020) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION
                                                                 Brussels, 13.08.2021
                                                                 C(2021) 6113 final
                                                                                 PUBLIC VERSION
                                                                 EP Corporate Group, a.s.
                                                                 Pařížská 130/26
                                                                 110 00 Prague 1
                                                                 Czech Republic
                                                                 E-Commerce and Media Investments a.s.
                                                                 Sokolovská 700/113a
                                                                 Karlín
                                                                 186 00 Prague 8
                                                                 Czech Republic
                                                                 Eroski, S. Coop
                                                                 Barrio San Agustín s/n
                                                                 48230 Elorrio –Vizcaya
                                                                 Spain
Subject:        Case M.10296 – EPCG / ECMI / EROSKI S.COOP / SUPRATUC2020
                Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
                (EC) No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European
                Economic Area2
Dear Sir or Madam,
1.      On 14 July 2021, the European Commission received notification of a proposed
        concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which EP Corporate
        Group, a.s. (‘EPCG’, Czechia), solely controlled by Mr. Daniel Křetínský, E-
        Commerce and Media Investments, a.s. (‘ECMI’, Czechia), solely controlled by Mr.
        Patrik Tkáč and            Eroski, S. Coop (‘EROSKI’, Spain) acquire joint control of
        Supratuc2020, S.L. (Spain) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the
        Merger Regulation . The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.3
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       OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 (the ‘EEA Agreement’).
3       Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 291, 21.7.2021, p. 7-8.
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel, BELGIË
Tel: +32 229-91111. Fax: +32 229-64301. E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu.
 ---pagebreak--- 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
       for EPCG: an investment holding company, active mainly in energy,
        infrastructure and media. The ultimate owner of EPCG is one of the leading
        investors, among others, in the food distribution sector in Europe,
       for ECMI: an investment holding company, active mainly in media and e-
        commerce sector,
       for EROSKI: a consumer cooperative that is a distribution company, a consumer
        organisation and a cooperative project active in the retail of daily consumer
        goods,
       for Supratuc2020, S.L.: Spanish holding company with 100% ownership in two
        companies active in the retail sale of daily consumer goods in Spain: Caprabo and
        Cecosa.
3. 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) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of
   certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.4
4. 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 and Article 57 of
   the EEA Agreement.
                                                     For the Commission
                                                     (Signed)
                                                     Olivier GUERSENT
                                                     Director-General
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
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