No L 193/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 3.8.9 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 28 February 1996 authorizing the acquisition by Ruhrkohle Handel GmbH of control of Raab Karcher Kohle GmbH (Case No IV/ECSC.1147-Ruhrkohle Handel/Raab Karcher Kohle) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (96/471/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 implementation of Article 66 (1) of the Treaty, a Regulation on what constitutes control of an undertaking ('), Having regard to the proposal, notified on 15 November 1994, for the acquisition by Ruhrkohle Handel GmbH of the entire share capital of Raab Karcher Kohle GmbH, Having consulted the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, Whereas: I. THE PARTIES (1) Ruhrkohle GmbH, Diisseldorf (RH’) is a wholly- owned subsidiary of Ruhrkohle Beteiligungs- GmbH, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ruhrkohle AG. Ruhrkohle Beteiligungs-GmbH is the holding company for those of Ruhrkohle AG'’s interests which do not involve the production of coal or coke. (') OJ of the High Authority No 9, 11. 5. 1954, p. 345. @ @) RH is active in the fields of trade in solid fuels (hard coal, hard coal briquettes, coal coke and brown coal), trade in mineral oil, vehicle servicing and building technology. The coal business includes domestic and international trading with customers in industry and the wholesale trade and with private householders. Coal processing (for special grades of coal) is also carried on. In 1994 RH achieved a total turnover of DM 3,82 billion, of which some two thirds was in Germany and one third in the rest of Western Europe. The trade in coal business turned over DM 2,67 billion. RH employs 1960 people, including approximately 400 in coal-related activities. Ruhrkohle AG, Essen, (RAG’) is primarily active in the mining of hard coal and the production of coke, and distributes both products either direct or through RH and other traders. Accounting for over 80 % of domestic hard coal production, RAG is by far the largest German mining company. RAG also has interests in the fields of electricity generation, chemicals and plastics, waste treatment, mining technology and real estate. In 1994 RAG’s turnover came to DM 22,5 billion, of which DM 22,4 billion was achieved in Germany. Of this total, DM 13,1 billion was earned from mining and DM 124 billion from the activities of the other group companies. Of RAG’s total workforce of 111 000, 87000 are still employed in mining (1969: 183 000). RAG’s shares are held by five sharehol- ders (partly through joint ventures with co-proprietors): VEBA (approximately 39,2 %), VEW (30,2 %), Thyssen (12,7 %), Krupp-Hoesch (8 %) and Arbed SA (6,5 %); own holding: 3,5 %.