Business & Commerce

#52026M12280Prior Notification of a Concentration for Peninsula and Itochu Joint Venture

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

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🇬🇧 English

This notification is about a proposed business collaboration between Itochu Corporation and Peninsula Petroleum Limited, forming a joint venture to manage ammonia as marine fuel within the EU. The European Commission may treat this case with a simplified procedure, which can ease the approval process. Companies dealing with ammonia bunkering in the EU, Gibraltar, and Morocco should pay attention to the development of this joint venture.

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Key Changes

  • Formation of joint venture between Itochu and Peninsula
  • Simplified procedure by EU Commission for approval
  • Focus on ammonia as marine fuel in the EU

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Submit prior notification of the proposed concentration to the European Commission pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

ITOCHU Corporation and Peninsula Petroleum Limited
reporting
high

Ensure the joint venture notification includes reference M.12280 – PENINSULA / ITOCHU / JV in all communications with the Commission

ITOCHU Corporation and Peninsula Petroleum Limited
reporting
high

Provide notification details specifying that the joint venture will provide marketing services for ammonia bunkering in the European Union, Gibraltar, and Morocco, and will trade, supply, procure, handle logistics, and sell/purchase ammonia as marine fuel

ITOCHU Corporation and Peninsula Petroleum Limited
disclosure
medium

Allow interested third parties a minimum of 10 days from publication to submit observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission

European Commission
operational
medium

Submit observations on the proposed concentration to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or the Merger Registry postal address within 10 days of publication if acting as an interested third party

Interested third parties (competitors, customers, or other stakeholders)
reporting

Affected Parties

Itochu CorporationPeninsula Petroleum Limited

Tags

joint venture,ammonia,marine fuel