# C_2012069EN.01000801.xml

| 7.3.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 69/8 |
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7.3.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 69/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6249 — Princes/ARIA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 69/06

| 1. | On 29 February 2012, 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 Princes Limited (‘Princes’, United Kingdom), controlled by Mitsubishi Corporation (‘Mitsubishi’, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of certain assets, and trade currently controlled by AR Industrie Alimentari SpA (‘ARIA’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company, Princes Industrie Alimentari S.r.L. (‘PIA’, Italy). |
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On 29 February 2012, 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 Princes Limited (‘Princes’, United Kingdom), controlled by Mitsubishi Corporation (‘Mitsubishi’, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of certain assets, and trade currently controlled by AR Industrie Alimentari SpA (‘ARIA’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company, Princes Industrie Alimentari S.r.L. (‘PIA’, Italy).

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






  — | for Princes: production, marketing and distribution of food and drink products, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Princes: production, marketing and distribution of food and drink products,

| — | for Mitsubishi: general trading company active in various industries including energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and general merchandise, |
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for Mitsubishi: general trading company active in various industries including energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and general merchandise,

| — | for PIA: production, marketing and distribution of food products, principally based on tomatoes. |
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for PIA: production, marketing and distribution of food products, principally based on tomatoes.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. 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 the EC Merger Regulation. 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 (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6249 — Princes/ARIA, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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 (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6249 — Princes/ARIA, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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