# C_2014030EN.01001101.xml

| 1.2.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 30/11 |
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1.2.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 30/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7036 — Aller Media/Bonnier Tidskrifter/Egmont Holding/Mediafy)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 30/06

| 1. | On 28 January 2014, 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 Aller Media AB (‘Aller Media’, Sweden), belonging to the Aller group, Denmark, Bonnier Tidskrifter Aktiebolag (‘Bonnier’, Sweden), belonging to the Bonnier group, Sweden, and Egmont Holding AB (‘Egmont’, Sweden), belonging to the Egmont group, Denmark, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Mediafy AB (‘Mediafy’, Sweden), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 28 January 2014, 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 Aller Media AB (‘Aller Media’, Sweden), belonging to the Aller group, Denmark, Bonnier Tidskrifter Aktiebolag (‘Bonnier’, Sweden), belonging to the Bonnier group, Sweden, and Egmont Holding AB (‘Egmont’, Sweden), belonging to the Egmont group, Denmark, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Mediafy AB (‘Mediafy’, Sweden), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Aller Media: publication of periodicals, in particular weekly magazines in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Aller Media: publication of periodicals, in particular weekly magazines in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland,

| — | for Egmont: publication of weekly and monthly magazines in Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden, |
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for Egmont: publication of weekly and monthly magazines in Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden,

| — | for Bonnier: publication and distribution of periodicals including weekly and monthly magazines, as well as specialty magazines in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands and Belgium, |
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for Bonnier: publication and distribution of periodicals including weekly and monthly magazines, as well as specialty magazines in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands and Belgium,

| — | for Mediafy: online marketing/distribution of magazine subscription in Sweden, Norway and Finland. |
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for Mediafy: online marketing/distribution of magazine subscription in Sweden, Norway and Finland.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 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 COMP/M.7036 — Aller Media/Bonnier Tidskrifter/Egmont Holding/Mediafy, 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 COMP/M.7036 — Aller Media/Bonnier Tidskrifter/Egmont Holding/Mediafy, 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 ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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