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#52026M12458EU merger notice for EWE Hydrogen and Verbund Green Hydrogen joint venture

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

EWE Hydrogen and Verbund Green Hydrogen plan to jointly control a German company that will produce and sell hydrogen. The European Commission is reviewing the deal under EU merger rules and says it may qualify for the simplified review process. Businesses, competitors, customers, or other interested parties that have concerns about the transaction can send comments to the Commission within 10 days of publication, using case reference M.12458.

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Key Changes

  • The Commission has received notice of a planned joint venture between EWE Hydrogen and Verbund Green Hydrogen.
  • The joint venture will focus on producing and selling hydrogen.
  • Interested third parties have 10 days from publication to submit comments to the Commission.

Obligations

What this law requires

medium

Interested third parties that submit observations on the proposed concentration must ensure their observations reach the European Commission within 10 days following publication of the notice.

interested third parties submitting observations on the proposed concentration
Not later than 10 days following publication on 25 June 2026
reporting
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Interested third parties submitting observations must specify the case reference “M.12458 – EWE HYDROGEN / VERBUND GREEN HYDROGEN / JV” in their submission.

interested third parties submitting observations on the proposed concentration
When submitting observations
disclosure

Affected Parties

EWE HydrogenVerbund Green Hydrogen+2 more…

Tags

EU merger control,joint venture,hydrogen