# Official Journal C 84/2014

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  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2014.084.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 84 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5722 March 2014 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2014.084.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 84

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5722 March 2014

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 084/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7023 — Publicis/Omnicom) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2014/C 084/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7163 — Societe Generale/Newedge Group) (
  1
  ) | 2 |

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 084/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7023 — Publicis/Omnicom) (
  1
  )

1

1

2014/C 084/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7163 — Societe Generale/Newedge Group) (
  1
  )

1

2

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2014/C 084/03 | Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision 2014/151/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine | 3 |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 084/04 | Euro exchange rates | 5 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2014/C 084/05 | Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons | 6 |
| 2014/C 084/06 | Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons | 8 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2014/C 084/03

Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision 2014/151/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

3

European Commission

2014/C 084/04

Euro exchange rates

5

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2014/C 084/05

Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

6

2014/C 084/06

Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

8

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 084/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7000 — Liberty Global/Ziggo) (
  1
  ) | 9 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2014/C 084/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7000 — Liberty Global/Ziggo) (
  1
  )

1

9

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.7023 — Publicis/Omnicom)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 84/01

On 9 January 2014, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7023. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7023. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.7163 — Societe Generale/Newedge Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 84/02

On 14 March 2014, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7163. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7163. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

| 22.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 84/3 |
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Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision 2014/151/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

2014/C 84/03

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP (1), as implemented by Council Implementing Decision 2014/151/CFSP (2), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2014 (4) concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons that appear in the above-mentioned Annexes should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. The grounds for designations of those persons appear in the relevant entries in those Annexes.

The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the web sites in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).

The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address:

| Council of the European Union |
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| General Secretariat |
| DG C 1C |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu |

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

DG C 1C

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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(1)  OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 16.

(2)  OJ L 86, 21.3.2014, p. 30.

(3)  OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6.

(4)  OJ L 86, 21.3.2014, p. 27.

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European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

21 March 2014

2014/C 84/04

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3780 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 141,07 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4646 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,83570 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,8541 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2182 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,3695 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,458 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 312,59 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1975 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4848 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,0862 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5199 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5435 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,6960 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6146 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7567 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 488,64 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,9968 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,5792 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6625 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 741,70 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,5591 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 62,385 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 50,0300 |
| THB | Thai baht | 44,592 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,2138 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,2695 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 83,9547 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3780

JPY

Japanese yen

141,07

DKK

Danish krone

7,4646

GBP

Pound sterling

0,83570

SEK

Swedish krona

8,8541

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2182

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,3695

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,458

HUF

Hungarian forint

312,59

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1975

RON

Romanian leu

4,4848

TRY

Turkish lira

3,0862

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5199

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5435

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,6960

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6146

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7567

KRW

South Korean won

1 488,64

ZAR

South African rand

14,9968

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,5792

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6625

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 741,70

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5591

PHP

Philippine peso

62,385

RUB

Russian rouble

50,0300

THB

Thai baht

44,592

BRL

Brazilian real

3,2138

MXN

Mexican peso

18,2695

INR

Indian rupee

83,9547

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 22.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 84/6 |
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Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

2014/C 84/05

The Minister for Economic Affairs hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in a segment of block Q13 (Q13b-deep) as indicated on the map appended as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation (Mijnbouwregeling) (Government Gazette (Staatscourant) 2002, No 245).

With reference to the Directive mentioned in the introduction and Article 15 of the Mining Act (Mijnbouwwet) (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs hereby invites interested parties to submit a competing application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block segment Q13b-deep of the Dutch continental shelf.

Block segment Q13b-deep is delimited by the parallel arcs between vertex pairs A-B, D-E and I-J, by the meridian arcs between vertex pairs B-C, E-F and A-J, by the great circles between vertex pairs F-G, G-H and H-I and by the boundary of the Mining Act continental shelf between vertices C and D.

The vertices are defined as follows:

| Vertex | ° | ′ | ′′ E | ° | ′ | ′′ N |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 20 | 0 |
| B | 4 | 20 | 0 | 52 | 20 | 0 |
| C | Intersection of meridian arc passing through vertex B and boundary of Mining Act continental shelf |
| D | Intersection of parallel arc passing through vertex E and boundary of Mining Act continental shelf |
| E | 4 | 11 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 0 |
| F | 4 | 11 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 30 |
| G | 4 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 13 | 45 |
| H | 4 | 4 | 30 | 52 | 12 | 0 |
| I | 4 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 0 |
| J | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 0 |

Vertex

°

′

′′ E

°

′

′′ N

A

4

0

0

52

20

0

B

4

20

0

52

20

0

C

Intersection of meridian arc passing through vertex B and boundary of Mining Act continental shelf

D

Intersection of parallel arc passing through vertex E and boundary of Mining Act continental shelf

E

4

11

0

52

10

0

F

4

11

0

52

11

30

G

4

7

0

52

13

45

H

4

4

30

52

12

0

I

4

8

0

52

10

0

J

4

0

0

52

10

0

Block segment Q13b-deep covers an area of 369,4 km2.

The above vertices are defined by their geographical coordinates, calculated according to the European Terrestrial Reference System.

The Minister for Economic Affairs is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The criteria, conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the above mentioned Directive are set out in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to:

| De minister van Economische Zaken |
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| ter attentie van de heer P. Jongerius, directie Energiemarkt |
| Bezuidenhoutseweg 73 |
| Postbus 20401 |
| 2500 EC Den Haag |
| NEDERLAND |

De minister van Economische Zaken

ter attentie van de heer P. Jongerius, directie Energiemarkt

Bezuidenhoutseweg 73

Postbus 20401

2500 EC Den Haag

NEDERLAND

Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than 12 months after this period has expired.

Further information can be obtained by calling Mr E. J. Hoppel on the following telephone number: +31 703797762.

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Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

2014/C 84/06

The Minister for Economic Affairs hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in an area known as Waskemeer.

The area is in the province of Friesland and is bounded by the straight lines passing through the vertex pairs A-B, B-C, C-D and A-D.

The coordinates of the vertices referred to above are as follows:

| Vertex | X | Y |
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| A | 210 750 | 562 350 |
| B | 212 457 | 570 000 |
| C | 218 537,93 | 559 635,72 |
| D | 215 032 | 556 958,68 |

Vertex

X

Y

A

210 750

562 350

B

212 457

570 000

C

218 537,93

559 635,72

D

215 032

556 958,68

The above vertices are defined by their geographical coordinates, calculated according to the National Triangulation System (RD, Rijks Driehoeksmeting).

On the basis of this description of the boundaries, the surface area is 47,29 km2.

With reference to the Directive mentioned in the introduction and Article 15 of the Mining Act (Mijnbouwwet) (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs hereby invites interested parties to submit a competing application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in the area bounded by the above vertices and coordinates.

The Minister for Economic Affairs is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The criteria, conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the above mentioned Directive are set out in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to:

| De minister van Economische Zaken |
| --- |
| ter attentie van de heer P. Jongerius, directie Energiemarkt |
| Bezuidenhoutseweg 73 |
| Postbus 20401 |
| 2500 EC Den Haag |
| NEDERLAND |

De minister van Economische Zaken

ter attentie van de heer P. Jongerius, directie Energiemarkt

Bezuidenhoutseweg 73

Postbus 20401

2500 EC Den Haag

NEDERLAND

Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than 12 months after this period has expired.

Further information can be obtained by calling Mr E. J. Hoppel on the following telephone number: +31 703797762.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 22.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 84/9 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7000 — Liberty Global/Ziggo)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 84/07

| 1. | On 14 March 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Liberty Global plc (‘Liberty Global’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Ziggo NV (‘Ziggo’, the Netherlands) by way of public bid announced on 27 January 2014. |
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1.

On 14 March 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Liberty Global plc (‘Liberty Global’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Ziggo NV (‘Ziggo’, the Netherlands) by way of public bid announced on 27 January 2014.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Liberty Global: the provision of TV, broadband internet and voice telephony services via its cable networks in 12 countries across Europe, as well as in certain countries outside of Europe. In the Netherlands, Liberty Global is active in the provision of the aforementioned services (through its subsidiary UPC, which owns and operates a cable network) as well as in the distribution of a number of TV channels, including Sport1 and Film1, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Liberty Global: the provision of TV, broadband internet and voice telephony services via its cable networks in 12 countries across Europe, as well as in certain countries outside of Europe. In the Netherlands, Liberty Global is active in the provision of the aforementioned services (through its subsidiary UPC, which owns and operates a cable network) as well as in the distribution of a number of TV channels, including Sport1 and Film1,

| — | for Ziggo: the provision of digital and analogue cable video, broadband internet, and digital telephony (‘VoIP’) services through its broadband cable network in the Netherlands. Ziggo is also active in the provision of mobile telephony services, as well as in the distribution of HBO-branded TV channels (via a joint venture with HBO Sub). All of Ziggo's activities are limited to the Netherlands. |
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for Ziggo: the provision of digital and analogue cable video, broadband internet, and digital telephony (‘VoIP’) services through its broadband cable network in the Netherlands. Ziggo is also active in the provision of mobile telephony services, as well as in the distribution of HBO-branded TV channels (via a joint venture with HBO Sub). All of Ziggo's activities are limited to the Netherlands.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7000 — Liberty Global/Ziggo, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7000 — Liberty Global/Ziggo, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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