Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
eww ag; Wels Strom GmbH; Energie AG Oberösterreich Umwelt Service
BWB/Z-5274
On 23.02.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Sale of substantial parts of the district heating power plant Wels from Wels Strom GmbH to eww ag.
Subsequent leasing of the dirstrict heating power plant Wels from eww ag to Energie AG Oberösterreich Umwelt Service GmbH
Affected branches of business: District heat/district heating supply
Industry sector: D - Energieversorgung
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 23.03.2021.
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 24.03.2021 .