05/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 5 November, the European Commission authorised the planned joint-venture Jadrová energetická spoloènos Slovenska, a.s. (JESS, Slovakia). The mother companies which will take joint control of JESS are CEZ Bohunice a.s. (CEZB, Czech Republic) and Jadrová a vyraïovacia spoloènos, a.s. (JAVYS, Slovakia). The joint-venture, JESS, will be a new nuclear power station in Slovakia, which will operate in the sectors of the production and sales of electricity. The small links between the activities of the parties caused the Commission no concerns as regards the healthy state of competition on the markets in question, further to its in-depth investigation. (C.D./transl.fl)