106As is apparent from recitals 6 and 24 of Regulation No 139/2004, that regulation seeks to establish effective control of all concentrations in terms of their effect on the structure of competition in the European Union, in particular, to ensure effective and undistorted competition in the internal market and to ensure a policy conducted in accordance with the principle of an open market economy with free competition.
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