# C_2005107EN.01001401.xml

| 3.5.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 107/14 |
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3.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 107/14

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3811 — Lagardère/France Télévisions/Jeunesse TV JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 107/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 26 April 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Lagardère Active Broadcast belonging to the Lagardère SCA group (‘Lagardère’, France) and France Télévisions (‘FTV’, France) controlled by the French State acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘Gulliver’, France) by purchase of shares. |
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On 26 April 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Lagardère Active Broadcast belonging to the Lagardère SCA group (‘Lagardère’, France) and France Télévisions (‘FTV’, France) controlled by the French State acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘Gulliver’, France) by purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Lagardère: media, communication and high-tech industries; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Lagardère: media, communication and high-tech industries;

| — | for FTV: broadcasting of public TV channels, audiovisual production and commercialisation of audiovisual rights; |
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for FTV: broadcasting of public TV channels, audiovisual production and commercialisation of audiovisual rights;

| — | for Gulliver: edition and commercialisation of a TV channel for young people. |
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for Gulliver: edition and commercialisation of a TV channel for young people.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M. 3811 — Lagardère/France Télévisions/Jeunesse TV JV, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition, |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M. 3811 — Lagardère/France Télévisions/Jeunesse TV JV, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition,

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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

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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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