CELEX: 32014M7108
Language: en
Date: 2014-02-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 04/02/2014 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.7108 - AXPO GROUP / EDP GROUP/ JV) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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                                        Brussels, 4.2.2014
                                        C(2014) 716 final

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

Subject:    Case COMP/M.7108 – AXPO GROUP/ EDP GROUP/ JV
         Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004[1]

 1. On 08 January 2014, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger  Regulation
    by which the undertaking Axpo CKW France, belonging to Axpo Holding AG (Switzerland), and EDPR France, belonging to the EDP  Renovaveis  S.A.
    (Portugal), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over  9  wind  power  companies  located  in
    France, by way of purchase of shares.

 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

      -     for Axpo CKW France : an undertaking active in the energy sector, offering a wide range of services including supply  of  electricity
           to  end-customer,  energy  consulting,  installations,  IT  and  telematics,  security  consulting  assessment,   fibre   optic   and
           telecommunication;

      -     for EDPR France : operation of on-shore wind farms in France;

      -     for the wind power companies: each operates an on-shore wind farm in France[2].

 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[3].

 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.

                                        For the Commission
                                        (Signed)
                                        Alexander ITALIANER
                                        Director General

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[1]   OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ("the Merger Regulation").
[2]   Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 12, 16.01.2014, p.3.
[3]   OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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                                                           SIMPLIFIED MERGER PROCEDURE