# C_2014427EN.01001001.xml

| 28.11.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 427/10 |
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28.11.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 427/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7448 — Telenor/Schibsted/Naspers Business)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 427/11)

| 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 SnT Classifieds ANS (‘SnT’), a joint venture between Schibsted ASA (‘Schibsted’, Norway) and Telenor ASA (‘Telenor’, Norway) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the online classifieds businesses in Bangladesh and Chile of Naspers Limited (‘Naspers’, South Africa), by way of purchase 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 SnT Classifieds ANS (‘SnT’), a joint venture between Schibsted ASA (‘Schibsted’, Norway) and Telenor ASA (‘Telenor’, Norway) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the online classifieds businesses in Bangladesh and Chile of Naspers Limited (‘Naspers’, South Africa), by way of purchase 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. |
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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

| 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.7448 — Telenor/Schibsted/Naspers Business, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 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 M.7448 — Telenor/Schibsted/Naspers Business, 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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