Commission Decision of 21 December 2005 declaring a concentration compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/M.3696 — E.ON/MOL) (notified under document number C(2005) 5593) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/622/EC) (revoked)

EU Decision 2006/622 · Adopted 21 December 2005 · Extends to United Kingdom

Commission Decision

of 21 December 2005

declaring a concentration compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement

(Case COMP/M.3696 — E.ON/MOL)

(notified under document number C(2005) 5593)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/622/EC) (revoked)

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On 21 December 2005 the Commission adopted a Decision in a merger case under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation), and in particular Article 8(2) of that Regulation. A non-confidential version of the full Decision can be found in the authentic language of the case and in the working languages of the Commission on the website of the Directorate-General for Competition, at the following address: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competiton/index_en.html

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F1: Decision revoked (31.12.2020) by The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/93), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1343, reg. 34(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

ISUMMARY Repealed
(1)Division (1) Repealed
(2)Division (2) Repealed
(3)Division (3) Repealed
(4)Division (4) Repealed
(5)Division (5) Repealed
(6)Division (6) Repealed
IIEXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM Repealed
ATHE PARTIES Repealed
(7)Division (7) Repealed
(8)Division (8) Repealed
BTHE OPERATION Repealed
(9)Division (9) Repealed
(10)Division (10) Repealed
(11)Division (11) Repealed
CRELEVANT MARKETS Repealed
RELEVANT NATURAL GAS MARKETS Repealed
(a)Relevant product markets Repealed
(12)Taking into consideration the specificities of the Hungarian gas markets, the Commission has identified the following relevant product markets in the gas sector: Repealed
(13)Division (13) Repealed
(14)Division (14) Repealed
(15)Division (15) Repealed
(b)Geographical markets Repealed
(16)Division (16) Repealed
RELEVANT ELECTRICITY MARKETS Repealed
(a)Relevant product markets Repealed
(17)Taking into consideration the specificities of the Hungarian markets, the Commission has identified the following relevant product markets in the electricity sector: Repealed
(18)Division (18) Repealed
(b)Geographical markets in electricity Repealed
(19)Division (19) Repealed
DCOMPETITIVE ASSESSMENT Repealed
GAS MARKETS Repealed
(a)MOL WMT holds a dominant position in the wholesale supply of gas in Hungary Repealed
(20)Division (20) Repealed
(21)Division (21) Repealed
(22)Division (22) Repealed
(23)Division (23) Repealed
(24)Division (24) Repealed
(25)Division (25) Repealed
(26)Division (26) Repealed
(27)Division (27) Repealed
(28)Division (28) Repealed
(29)Division (29) Repealed
(30)Division (30) Repealed
(b)Impact on the Hungarian gas markets Repealed
Supply of gas Repealed
—The new entity will have the ability and incentive to foreclose access to wholesale gas to its competitors (RDCs and traders) on the market for gas supply to small industrial and commercial customers Repealed
(31)Division (31) Repealed
(32)Division (32) Repealed
(33)E.ON, through its RDCs, has a market share of around [15-25 %] on the market for gas supply to small industrial and commercial customers. The Commission’s analysis indicates that the new entity’s incentive to raise the costs of rivals and its optimal foreclosure strategy is likely to evolve with the regulatory environment. Repealed
(34)Division (34) Repealed
—The new entity will have the ability and incentive to foreclose access to wholesale gas to its competitors (RDCs and traders) on the market for gas supply to residential customers Repealed
(35)Division (35) Repealed
(36)Division (36) Repealed
(37)Division (37) Repealed
—The new entity will acquire a dominant position in the supply of gas to large industrial customers Repealed
(38)Division (38) Repealed
(39)Division (39) Repealed
(40)Division (40) Repealed
Storage of gas Repealed
(41)Division (41) Repealed
(42)Division (42) Repealed
Transmission of gas Repealed
(43)Division (43) Repealed
ELECTRICITY MARKETS Repealed
(44)Division (44) Repealed
(45)Division (45) Repealed
(46)Division (46) Repealed
Electricity generation/wholesale Repealed
(47)Division (47) Repealed
(48)Division (48) Repealed
(49)Division (49) Repealed
(50)Division (50) Repealed
(51)Division (51) Repealed
(52)Division (52) Repealed
(53)Division (53) Repealed
(54)Division (54) Repealed
(55)Division (55) Repealed
(56)Division (56) Repealed
Electricity retail Repealed
(57)Division (57) Repealed
(58)Division (58) Repealed
ECOMMITMENTS Repealed
(59)Division (59) Repealed
UNBUNDLING Repealed
(60)Division (60) Repealed
(61)Division (61) Repealed
(62)Division (62) Repealed
(63)Division (63) Repealed
GAS RELEASE AND CONTRACT RELEASE Repealed
(64)Division (64) Repealed
(65)Division (65) Repealed
(66)Division (66) Repealed
(67)Division (67) Repealed
(68)Division (68) Repealed
(69)Division (69) Repealed
(70)Division (70) Repealed
(71)Division (71) Repealed
ACCESS TO STORAGE Repealed
(72)Division (72) Repealed
(73)Division (73) Repealed
FCONCLUSION Repealed
(74)Division (74) Repealed
(75)Division (75) Repealed

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