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| 26.11.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 476/10 |
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26.11.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 476/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10521 – ORANGE / PUBLICIS / VOILA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 476/08)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Orange Participations S.A. (France), belonging to Orange S.A. (‘Orange’ France), |
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Orange Participations S.A. (France), belonging to Orange S.A. (‘Orange’ France),

| — | Multi Market Services France Holdings S.A.S. (France), belonging to Publicis Group S.A. (‘Publicis’, France), |
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Multi Market Services France Holdings S.A.S. (France), belonging to Publicis Group S.A. (‘Publicis’, France),

| — | RAPP 85 S.A.S. (‘Voila’ or ‘Joint venture’, France). |
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RAPP 85 S.A.S. (‘Voila’ or ‘Joint venture’, France).

Orange et Publicis acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Voila.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a pre-existing company that has never been active, in order to form a joint venture.

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| — | for Orange: telecommunications operator active in many countries. Orange provides a wide range of electronic communications services, mainly in the field of fixed telephony, the Internet and mobile telephony. Orange also provides technical solutions (network and media) for the organisation of sporting, institutional, professional or media events through its Orange Events business unit. |
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for Orange: telecommunications operator active in many countries. Orange provides a wide range of electronic communications services, mainly in the field of fixed telephony, the Internet and mobile telephony. Orange also provides technical solutions (network and media) for the organisation of sporting, institutional, professional or media events through its Orange Events business unit.

| — | for Publicis: operator active in the communications and advertising sector. Publicis also operates as an events agency through its subsidiary PublicisLive France, which is itself 100 % owned by Multi Market Services France Holdings. |
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for Publicis: operator active in the communications and advertising sector. Publicis also operates as an events agency through its subsidiary PublicisLive France, which is itself 100 % owned by Multi Market Services France Holdings.

| — | for Voila: future joint venture to market a cloud platform to professionals for the production of hybrid events, accessible in Software as a Service (‘SaaS’) mode. |
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for Voila: future joint venture to market a cloud platform to professionals for the production of hybrid events, accessible in Software as a Service (‘SaaS’) mode.

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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 the Notice.

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Observations must reach the Commission no later than ten days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10521 – Orange/Publicis/Voila

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

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

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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