Uredba (ES) št. 139/2004 prav tako dovoljuje zadevnim podjetjem, da v utemeljeni vlogi, pred priglasitvijo, zahtevajo, da koncentracijo, ki izpolnjuje pogoje uredbe, predloži Komisiji ena ali več držav članic, ali da jo Komisija predloži eni ali več državam članic, odvisno od primera.
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 also allows the undertakings concerned to request, in a reasoned submission, prior to notification, that a concentration fulfilling the requirements of that Regulation be referred to the Commission by one or more Member States, or referred by the Commission to one or more Member States, as the case may be.