Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
DCC Gruppe; Flaga GmbH
BWB/Z-7108
On 20.10.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
DCC plc, Ireland, intends to indirectly through DCC Holdings GmbH, Austria, acquire all shares in and sole control over Flaga GmbH, Austria.
The proposed transaction relates to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
ÖNACE Code: Wholesale of liquid and gaseous fuels; Retail sale of photographic equipment and household fuel oil, bottled gas, coal and fuel wood.
G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE G 46 - Wholesale trade, G 46.8 - Other specialised wholesale, G 46.81 - Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products, G 47 - Retail trade, G 47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles, G 47.78 - Retail sale of other new goods
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 17.11.2025.
Entrepreneurs whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger can bring in a written statement at the Federal Competition Authority or the Federal Cartel Prosecutor within 14 days from publication date.
Note: The intervening party has no right to a certain treatment of the statement and will not gain a party position.
Non-prohibition of the merger
The Federal Competition Authority and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor have not applied for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court. The standstill obligation (§ 17 (1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 18.11.2025 .