25. 5. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 139/37 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 24 April 1984 on the acquisition by Société Francaise des Pétroles BP SA of a 50 % share- holding in UNICO SA, controlled by Raab Karcher AG (Only the French and German texts are authentic) (84/283/ECSC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 66 thereof, ‘ Having regard to Decision No 24-54 of 6 May 1954 laying down in implémentation of Article 66 (1) of the Treaty a Regulation on what constitutes control of an undertaking (), Having regard to the application lodged on 7 October 1983 by Raab Karcher AG, Essen, on its own behalf and on behalf of Société Francaise des Pétroles BP SA, Courbevoie (Hauts-de-Seine), seeking authorization for Société Francaise des Pétroles BP SA to acquire a 50 % shareholding in Union des Combustibles UNICO SA, Paris, hitherto almost 100 % owned by Raab Karcher AG, Essen, Having obtained the comments of the Governments of France and of the Federal Republic of Germany, Whereas : I 1. Société Frangaise des Pétroles BP SA is 77,13 % owned by British Petroleum PLC, London. British (") Official Journal of the ECSC No 9, 11. 5. 1954, p. 345. ) Petroleum is a multinational «0il company with growing interests in coal-mining in non-member countries and a large coal distribution organization within the EC. In 1982 it sold around ... (}) tonnes of coal in the Community, including ... tonnes in France. British Petroleum PLC is hence an underta- king within the meaning of Article 80 of the Treaty. . Raab Karcher AG is a member of the VEBA AG, Diisseldorf, group of companies. VEBA is repre- sented in electricity supply, oil, chemicals, distribu- tion, transport and other industries. It, too, has coal-mining interests outside the European Community and in the coal wholesale trade within the Community. VEBA’s coal sales in the EC in 1982 amounted to ... tonnes, including ... tonnes in France. In addition, VEBA has a 27,2 % stake in Ruhrkohle AG, the second largest producer of hard coal in the Community (60 million tonnes per annum). VEBA is hence also an undertaking within the meaning of Article 80 of the Treaty. . Union des Combustibles UNICO SA is a solid fuel and fuel oil distributor, nearly all of whose shares are owned by Raab Karcher AG and thus ultimately by VEBA AG. In 1982 UNICO SA sold approxi- In the published version of this Decision, some data have hereinafter been omitted, pursuant to the provisions of Article 21 of Regulation No 17 concerning non-disclosure of business secrets.