12.10.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 276/31 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 2001 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market and the EEA Agreement (Case No COMP/M.2533 — BPJE.ON) (notified under document number C(2001) 4527) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/792/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 57(2)(a) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (3, and in particular Article 8(2) thereof, Having regard to the Commission's decision of 6 September 2001 to initiate proceedings in this case, Having given the undertakings concerned the opportunity to make known their views on the objections raised by the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Concentrations (%), Having regard to the final report of the Hearing Officer in this case (%), Whereas: I. INTRODUCTION (1) On 27 July 2001, the undertakings BP and E.ON notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (the Merger Regulation), of a proposed concentration by which BP and E.ON acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Veba Oel AG, which currently is under sole control of E.ON. 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrected version O] L 257, 21.9.1990, p- 13. 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1. 246, 12.10.2002. 246, 12.10.2002. NnNACE