# C_2014427EN.01000801.xml

| 28.11.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 427/8 |
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28.11.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 427/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7446 — Telenor/Schibsted/Naspers/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 427/09)

| 1. | On 19 November 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Naspers Limited (‘Naspers’, South Africa) and SnT Classifieds ANS (‘SnT,’ Norway), a joint venture between Schibsted ASA (‘Schibsted’, Norway) and Telenor ASA (‘Telenor’, Norway), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Bomnegocio Ativades Ltda (‘Brazilian JV’), by way of purchase of shares and contribution of assets. |
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On 19 November 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Naspers Limited (‘Naspers’, South Africa) and SnT Classifieds ANS (‘SnT,’ Norway), a joint venture between Schibsted ASA (‘Schibsted’, Norway) and Telenor ASA (‘Telenor’, Norway), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Bomnegocio Ativades Ltda (‘Brazilian JV’), by way of purchase of shares and contribution of assets.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Telenor: mobile and fixed telecommunications services;
  —   for Schibsted: print online media services and online classified services;
  —   for SnT: online classified services;
  —   for Naspers: internet services, including e-commerce services, such as online retail, online marketplaces, online comparison shopping, payments and other online services; pay television services and print media;
  —   for Brazilian JV: provision of online marketplace services. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Telenor: mobile and fixed telecommunications services;

for Telenor

—   for Schibsted: print online media services and online classified services;

for Schibsted

—   for SnT: online classified services;

for SnT

—   for Naspers: internet services, including e-commerce services, such as online retail, online marketplaces, online comparison shopping, payments and other online services; pay television services and print media;

for Naspers

—   for Brazilian JV: provision of online marketplace services.

for Brazilian JV

| 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 the 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 this 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 the 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 this 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7446 — Telenor/Schibsted/Naspers/JV, to the following address:





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

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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 M.7446 — Telenor/Schibsted/Naspers/JV, 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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