# C_2014072EN.01003501.xml

| 11.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 72/35 |
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11.3.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 72/35

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7170 — Discovery Communications/Eurosport)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 72/09

| 1. | On 4 March 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Discovery France Holdings SAS (France), controlled by Discovery Communications, Inc. (United States of America), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Eurosport SAS (France) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 4 March 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Discovery France Holdings SAS (France), controlled by Discovery Communications, Inc. (United States of America), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Eurosport SAS (France) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Discovery Communications: Global non-fiction media entertainment company, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Discovery Communications: Global non-fiction media entertainment company,

| — | for Eurosport: European sports television channel provider. |
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for Eurosport: European sports television channel provider.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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.7170 — Discovery Communications/Eurosport, 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.7170 — Discovery Communications/Eurosport, 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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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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