# C_2006103EN.01002901.xml

| 29.4.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 103/29 |
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29.4.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/29

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4216 — CVC/Bocchi/De Weide Blik)

(2006/C 103/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 24 April 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking CVC Capital Partners Group S.à.r.l. (CVC, Luxemburg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings De Weide Blik N.V. (De Weide Blik, Belgium) and Bocchi Holding B.V. (Bocchi, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 24 April 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking CVC Capital Partners Group S.à.r.l. (CVC, Luxemburg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings De Weide Blik N.V. (De Weide Blik, Belgium) and Bocchi Holding B.V. (Bocchi, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for CVC: investment fund; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for CVC: investment fund;

| — | for De Weide Blick: fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants; |
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for De Weide Blick: fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants;

| — | for Bocchi: fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants. |
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for Bocchi: fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4216 — CVC/Bocchi/De Weide Blik, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Competition DG |
| Merger Registry |
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| B-1049 Brussels |

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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4216 — CVC/Bocchi/De Weide Blik, to the following address:

European Commission

Competition DG

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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