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Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004
On the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation)
(Text with EEA relevance)Merger Regulation
- Recitals
- Article 1 — Scope
- Article 2 — Appraisal of concentrations
- Article 3 — Definition of concentration
- Article 4 — Prior notification of concentrations and pre-notification referral at the request of the notifying parties
- Article 5 — Calculation of turnover
- Article 6 — Examination of the notification and initiation of proceedings
- Article 7 — Suspension of concentrations
- Article 8 — Powers of decision of the Commission
- Article 9 — Referral to the competent authorities of the Member States
- Article 10 — Time limits for initiating proceedings and for decisions
- Article 11 — Requests for information
- Article 12 — Inspections by the authorities of the Member States
- Article 13 — The Commission's powers of inspection
- Article 14 — Fines
- Article 15 — Periodic penalty payments
- Article 16 — Review by the Court of Justice
- Article 17 — Professional secrecy
- Article 18 — Hearing of the parties and of third persons
- Article 19 — Liaison with the authorities of the Member States
- Article 20 — Publication of decisions
- Article 21 — Application of the Regulation and jurisdiction
- Article 22 — Referral to the Commission
- Article 23 — Implementing provisions
- Article 24 — Relations with third countries
- Article 25 — Repeal
- Article 26 — Entry into force and transitional provisions
- ANNEX — Correlation table