L 69/40 Official Journal of the European Union 9.3.2007 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 10 August 2006 declaring a concentration compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case No COMP/M.4094 — Ineos/BP Dormagen) (notified under document number C(2006) 3592) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/161[EC) On 10 Augus t 2006 the Commission adopted a Decision in a merger case under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (1), and in particular Article 8(1) of that Regulation. A non-confidential version of the full Decision can be found in the authentic language of the case and in the working languages of the Commission on the website of the Directorate-General for Competition, at the following address: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/ competiton/index_en.html On 24 January 2006, the Commission received a notifi- cation by which the BP Ethylene Oxide/Ethylene Glycol Business (BP Dormagen Business) controlled by British Petroleum Group (BP) by way of purchase of assets. Ineos is a United Kingdom limited company with various wholly owned subsidiaries which are active worldwide in the production, distribution, sales and marketing of inter- mediate and speciality chemicals. On 16 December 2006, Ineos acquired Innovene, the former olefins, deri- vatives and refining business of BP (excluding the BP Dormagen Business, the acquisition of which is the subject of this decision) which manufactures a range of petrochemicals, including olefins and their derivatives and a range of refinery products (?). That operation was cleared by the Commission on 9 December 2005 (Case () O] L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. (3) Innovene operated three sites in the EEA: Grangemouth (United No COMP/M.4005 — Ineos/Innovene, the main trans- action). BP Dormagen Business, which consists solely of a plant located in Koln/Dormagen (Germany), is currently controlled by BP and is active in the manufacture of ethylene oxide (EO) and ethylene glycols (EGs or glycols). The Advisory Committee on Concentrations, at its 143rd meeting of 28 July 2006, delivered a favourable opinion on a draft Decision granting clearance submitted to it by the Commission (3). The Hearing Officer, in a report dated 26 July 2006, took the view that the right of the parties to be heard had been respected (?). Kingdom), Lavera (France) and Dormagen (Germany). Grangemouth and Lavera were acquired by Ineos as a result of the Main Trans- action. () O] C 54, 9.3.2007.