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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), European Union (EU)

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Year of Version 2004 Dates Entry into force: January 29, 2004 Adopted: January 20, 2004 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Competition Notes This Regulation provides a positive incentive for national competition authorities to participate and simplifies the procedure for notifications and investigations. While strengthening the 'one-stop shop' principle, it adopts the principle of subsidiarity.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Règlement du Conseil (CE) n° 139/2004 du 20 janvier 2004 relatif au contrôle des concentrations entre entreprises («le règlement CE sur les concentrations») PDF HTML Spanish Reglamento del Consejo (CE) N° 139/2004 de 20 de enero de 2004 sobre el control de las concentraciones entre empresas («Reglamento comunitario de concentraciones») PDF HTML English Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) PDF HTML
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