# C_2022246EN.01000501.xml

| 29.6.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 246/5 |
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29.6.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 246/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10663 – ORANGE / VOO / BRUTÉLÉ)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 246/05)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Orange Belgium S.A. (‘OBE’, Belgium), controlled by Orange S.A. (‘Orange’, France), |
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Orange Belgium S.A. (‘OBE’, Belgium), controlled by Orange S.A. (‘Orange’, France),

| — | VOO S.A. (‘VOO’, Belgium), controlled by Nethys SA (‘Nethys’, Belgium), in turn controlled by Enodia SC (‘Enodia’, Belgium) |
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VOO S.A. (‘VOO’, Belgium), controlled by Nethys SA (‘Nethys’, Belgium), in turn controlled by Enodia SC (‘Enodia’, Belgium)

| — | The telecommunication, media and technology activities of Societe Intercommunale pour la Diffusion de la Television (‘Brutélé’, Belgium). |
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The telecommunication, media and technology activities of Societe Intercommunale pour la Diffusion de la Television (‘Brutélé’, Belgium).

Orange, through OBE, will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of VOO and Brutélé.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | for Orange: a global telecommunications operator, activein Belgium through OBE providing retail mobile telecommunications services based on its own mobile network and retail fixed telecommunications services based on third party fixed networks, |
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for Orange: a global telecommunications operator, activein Belgium through OBE providing retail mobile telecommunications services based on its own mobile network and retail fixed telecommunications services based on third party fixed networks,

| — | for VOO: a cable operator mainly active in the Walloon Region of Belgium providing retail fixed telecommunications services based on its own network and retail mobile telecommunications services based on third party mobile networks, |
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for VOO: a cable operator mainly active in the Walloon Region of Belgium providing retail fixed telecommunications services based on its own network and retail mobile telecommunications services based on third party mobile networks,

| — | for Brutélé: a cable operator mainly active in the Region of Brussels Capital and certain municipalities of the Walloon Region of Belgium providing retail fixed telecommunications services based on its own network. |
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for Brutélé: a cable operator mainly active in the Region of Brussels Capital and certain municipalities of the Walloon Region of Belgium providing retail fixed telecommunications services based on its own network.

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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.

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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10663 – ORANGE / VOO / BRUTÉLÉ

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

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

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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