# C_2012140EN.01000201.xml

| 16.5.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 140/2 |
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16.5.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 140/2

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6587 — Molson Coors/StarBev)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 140/02

| 1. | On 2 May 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Molson Coors Brewing Company (‘Molson Coors’, the US) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Starbev Holdings Sàrl (‘StarBev’, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 2 May 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Molson Coors Brewing Company (‘Molson Coors’, the US) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Starbev Holdings Sàrl (‘StarBev’, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Molson Coors: brewing, sale, marketing and distribution of beer primarily in the US, Canada and the UK, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Molson Coors: brewing, sale, marketing and distribution of beer primarily in the US, Canada and the UK,

| — | for StarBev: manufacture and distribution of beer, active primarily in Central and Eastern Europe. |
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for StarBev: manufacture and distribution of beer, active primarily in Central and Eastern Europe.

| 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.6587 — Molson Coors/StarBev, 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.6587 — Molson Coors/StarBev, 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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