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| 9.10.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 293/9 |
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9.10.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 293/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7048 — Vodafone Group/Vodafone Omnitel)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 293/06

| 1. | On 30 September 2013, 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 Vodafone Group Plc (‘Vodafone Group’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Vodafone Omnitel NV (‘Vodafone Omnitel’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 30 September 2013, 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 Vodafone Group Plc (‘Vodafone Group’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Vodafone Omnitel NV (‘Vodafone Omnitel’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Vodafone Group: holding company of a global group of companies that is involved in the operation of mobile telecommunications networks and the provision of related telecommunications services, including voice telephony, messaging, data and content services, radio paging and value added network services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Vodafone Group: holding company of a global group of companies that is involved in the operation of mobile telecommunications networks and the provision of related telecommunications services, including voice telephony, messaging, data and content services, radio paging and value added network services,

| — | for Vodafone Omnitel: joint venture between Vodafone Group and Verizon Business International Holdings BV, active in the provision of mobile telephony services (both wholesale and retail) and fixed line networks and telephony services (both wholesale and retail, including retail Internet services) in Italy. |
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for Vodafone Omnitel: joint venture between Vodafone Group and Verizon Business International Holdings BV, active in the provision of mobile telephony services (both wholesale and retail) and fixed line networks and telephony services (both wholesale and retail, including retail Internet services) in Italy.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

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| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7048 — Vodafone Group/Vodafone Omnitel, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7048 — Vodafone Group/Vodafone Omnitel, 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 ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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