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Document 62016CA0248
Case C-248/16: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 September 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof — Austria) — Austria Asphalt GmbH & Co OG v Bundeskartellanwalt (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Competition — Concentrations between undertakings — Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 — Article 3(1)(b) and (4) — Scope — Definition of ‘concentration’ — Change in the form of control of an existing undertaking which, previously exclusive, becomes joint — Creation of a joint venture performing on a lasting basis all the functions of an autonomous economic entity)
Case C-248/16: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 September 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof — Austria) — Austria Asphalt GmbH & Co OG v Bundeskartellanwalt (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Competition — Concentrations between undertakings — Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 — Article 3(1)(b) and (4) — Scope — Definition of ‘concentration’ — Change in the form of control of an existing undertaking which, previously exclusive, becomes joint — Creation of a joint venture performing on a lasting basis all the functions of an autonomous economic entity)
Case C-248/16: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 September 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof — Austria) — Austria Asphalt GmbH & Co OG v Bundeskartellanwalt (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Competition — Concentrations between undertakings — Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 — Article 3(1)(b) and (4) — Scope — Definition of ‘concentration’ — Change in the form of control of an existing undertaking which, previously exclusive, becomes joint — Creation of a joint venture performing on a lasting basis all the functions of an autonomous economic entity)
IO C 374, 6.11.2017, p. 7–7
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
6.11.2017 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 374/7 |
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 September 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof — Austria) — Austria Asphalt GmbH & Co OG v Bundeskartellanwalt
(Case C-248/16) (1)
((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Competition - Concentrations between undertakings - Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 - Article 3(1)(b) and (4) - Scope - Definition of ‘concentration’ - Change in the form of control of an existing undertaking which, previously exclusive, becomes joint - Creation of a joint venture performing on a lasting basis all the functions of an autonomous economic entity))
(2017/C 374/09)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Oberster Gerichtshof
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Austria Asphalt GmbH & Co OG
Defendant: Bundeskartellanwalt
Operative part of the judgment
Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) must be interpreted as meaning that a concentration is deemed to arise upon a change in the form of control of an existing undertaking which, previously exclusive, becomes joint, only if the joint venture created by such a transaction performs on a lasting basis all the functions of an autonomous economic entity.