# C_2014079EN.01000601.xml

| 18.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/6 |
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18.3.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7109 — Deutsche Telekom/GTS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 79/06

| 1. | On 11 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 Deutsche Telekom AG (‘DT’, Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Consortium 1 Sàrl (‘GTS’, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares. The undertaking Carduelis 2 BV and its subsidiary GTS Slovakia, s.r.o., currently belonging to the GTS group, will not be part of the transaction. |
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On 11 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 Deutsche Telekom AG (‘DT’, Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Consortium 1 Sàrl (‘GTS’, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares. The undertaking Carduelis 2 BV and its subsidiary GTS Slovakia, s.r.o., currently belonging to the GTS group, will not be part of the transaction.

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






  — | for DT: integrated telecommunications group active mainly in Europe, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for DT: integrated telecommunications group active mainly in Europe,

| — | for GTS: infrastructure-based provider of telecommunications services and tailor-made information and communication technology solutions active in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. |
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for GTS: infrastructure-based provider of telecommunications services and tailor-made information and communication technology solutions active in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Romania.

| 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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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.7109 — Deutsche Telekom/GTS, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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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.7109 — Deutsche Telekom/GTS, 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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