# C_2015194EN.01001501.xml

| 12.6.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 194/15 |
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12.6.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/15

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7638 — RTL Nederland Ventures/RF Participatie/Reclamefolder.nl)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 194/06)

| 1. | On 5 June 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which RTL Nederland Ventures B.V. (the Netherlands) belonging to the Bertelsmann group (‘Bertelsmann’, Germany), and RF Participatie B.V. (the Netherlands) controlled by H2 Equity Partners B.V. (‘H2’, the Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Reclamefolder.nl B.V. (‘Reclamefolder.nl’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 5 June 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which RTL Nederland Ventures B.V. (the Netherlands) belonging to the Bertelsmann group (‘Bertelsmann’, Germany), and RF Participatie B.V. (the Netherlands) controlled by H2 Equity Partners B.V. (‘H2’, the Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Reclamefolder.nl B.V. (‘Reclamefolder.nl’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Reclamefolder.nl: online classified advertising,
  —   for Bertelsmann: media, services and education,
  —   for H2: private equity fund. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Reclamefolder.nl: online classified advertising,

for Reclamefolder.nl

—   for Bertelsmann: media, services and education,

for Bertelsmann

—   for H2: private equity fund.

for H2

| 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 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 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7638 — RTL Nederland Ventures/RF Participatie/Reclamefolder.nl, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7638 — RTL Nederland Ventures/RF Participatie/Reclamefolder.nl, 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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