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Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment

C-449/21Towercast v Autorité de la concurrence and Ministère de l’Économie

Decided
2023-03-16
ECLI
ECLI:EU:C:2023:207
CELEX
62021CJ0449
Finality
Final, the decision cannot be appealed

Also searched as: Case C-449/21, C-449/21 2023, ECLI:EU:C:2023:207.

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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.

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