41As regards the objectives pursued by Regulation No 139/2004, it appears particularly from recital 5 thereof that the regulation seeks to ensure that the reorganisation of undertakings does not result in lasting damage to competition. Accordingly, EU law must therefore include provisions governing concentrations that may significantly impede effective competition in the internal market or in a substantial part of it. For that purpose, according to recital 6 of that regulation, it must permit effective control of all concentrations in terms of their effect on the structure of competition in the European Union (see, to that effect, judgment of 7 September 2017, Austria Asphalt, C‑248/16, EU:C:2017:643, paragraph 21).
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