# C_2004281EN.01000201.xml

| 18.11.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 281/2 |
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18.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 281/2

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Re-notification of a previously notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3561 — DEUTSCHE TELEKOM/EUROTEL)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 139/2004

COUNCIL REGULATION

(2004/C 281/02)

| 1. | On 27 September 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of a Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Slovak Telecom a.s. (‘Slovak Telecom’, Slovakia), controlled by Deutsche Telekom (‘DT’, Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking EuroTel Bratislava a.s. (‘EuroTel’, Slovakia), currently a joint venture controlled by Slovak Telecom and Atlantic West, in turn a joint venture between Verizon (USA) and AT&T (USA), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 27 September 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of a Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Slovak Telecom a.s. (‘Slovak Telecom’, Slovakia), controlled by Deutsche Telekom (‘DT’, Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking EuroTel Bratislava a.s. (‘EuroTel’, Slovakia), currently a joint venture controlled by Slovak Telecom and Atlantic West, in turn a joint venture between Verizon (USA) and AT&T (USA), by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | This notification has been declared incomplete on 28.10.2004. The undertakings concerned have now provided the further information required. The notification became complete within the meaning of Article 10(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on 10.11.2004. Accordingly, the notification became effective on 11.11.2004. |
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This notification has been declared incomplete on 28.10.2004. The undertakings concerned have now provided the further information required. The notification became complete within the meaning of Article 10(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on 10.11.2004. Accordingly, the notification became effective on 11.11.2004.

| 3. | 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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or No (32-2) 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M. 3561 — Deutsche Telekom/EuroTel, to the following address:





  Commission of the European Communities |
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| Competition DG |
| Merger Registry |
| Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70 |
| B-1000 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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or No (32-2) 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M. 3561 — Deutsche Telekom/EuroTel, to the following address:

Commission of the European Communities

Competition DG

Merger Registry

Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70

B-1000 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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