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(Case C-449/21, (1) Towercast)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Competition - Control of concentrations between undertakings - Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 - Article 21(1) - Exclusive application of that regulation to operations covered by the concept of ‘concentration’ - Scope - Concentration operation which has no Community dimension, is below the thresholds for mandatory ex ante control laid down in the law of a Member State and has not been referred to the European Commission - Control of such an operation by the competition authorities of that Member State in the light of Article 102 TFEU - Whether permissible)
(2023/C 164/10)
Language of the case: French
Applicant: Towercast SASU
Defendants: Autorité de la concurrence, Ministre chargé de l’économie
Other parties: Tivana Topco SA, Tivana Midco SARL, TDF Infrastructure Holding SAS, TDF Infrastructure SAS, Tivana France Holdings SAS
Article 21(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings
must be interpreted as not precluding the competition authority of a Member State from regarding a concentration of undertakings which has no Community dimension within the meaning of Article 1 thereof, is below the thresholds for mandatory ex ante control laid down in national law, and has not been referred to the European Commission under Article 22 of that regulation, as constituting an abuse of a dominant position prohibited under Article 102 TFEU, in the light of the structure of competition on a market which is national in scope.
Language of the case: French
(1) OJ C 452, 8.11.2021.
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(2023/C 164/10)