# C_2012247EN.01000501.xml

| 17.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 247/5 |
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17.8.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 247/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6611 — Arla/Milk Link)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 247/05

| 1. | On 9 August 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 Arla Foods amba (‘Arla’, Denmark) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Milk Link Limited (‘Milk Link’, the UK) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 9 August 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 Arla Foods amba (‘Arla’, Denmark) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Milk Link Limited (‘Milk Link’, the UK) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for undertaking Arla: a dairy cooperative owned by Swedish, Danish and German dairy farmers, the company is active worldwide in the production and sale of a variety of dairy products, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking Arla: a dairy cooperative owned by Swedish, Danish and German dairy farmers, the company is active worldwide in the production and sale of a variety of dairy products,

| — | for undertaking Milk Link: a British farmers' cooperative, Milk Link is active in the production and sale of a variety of dairy products, such as cheese, long-life milk and butter. |
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for undertaking Milk Link: a British farmers' cooperative, Milk Link is active in the production and sale of a variety of dairy products, such as cheese, long-life milk and butter.

| 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.6611 — Arla/Milk Link, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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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.6611 — Arla/Milk Link, 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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