# C_2013163EN.01000701.xml

| 8.6.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 163/7 |
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8.6.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 163/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6948 — Telenor/Globul/Germanos)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 163/06

| 1. | On 30 May 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 Telenor ASA (‘Telenor’, Norway) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile EAD (trading as ‘Globul’, Bulgaria) and Germanos Telecom Bulgaria EAD (‘Germanos’, Bulgaria), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 30 May 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 Telenor ASA (‘Telenor’, Norway) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile EAD (trading as ‘Globul’, Bulgaria) and Germanos Telecom Bulgaria EAD (‘Germanos’, Bulgaria), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | Telenor: provider of telecommunications and related services in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Hungary and internationally, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Telenor: provider of telecommunications and related services in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Hungary and internationally,

| — | Globul: provider of telecommunications and related services in Bulgaria, |
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Globul: provider of telecommunications and related services in Bulgaria,

| — | Germanos: provider of mobile products and services, operator of the Globul retail distribution network and provider of electronic devices in Bulgaria. |
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Germanos: provider of mobile products and services, operator of the Globul retail distribution network and provider of electronic devices in Bulgaria.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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 EC 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.6948 — Telenor/Globul/Germanos, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| MADO |
| 1210 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.6948 — Telenor/Globul/Germanos, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

MADO

1210 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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