# C_2012162EN.01001501.xml

| 8.6.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 162/15 |
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8.6.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 162/15

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6573 — ForFarmers/Agricola)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 162/11

| 1. | On 31 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 the undertaking ForFarmers UK Ltd (‘ForFarmers UK’, United Kingdom), controlled by ForFarmers Group BV (‘ForFarmers’, The Netherlands), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Agricola Group Ltd (‘Agricola’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 31 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 the undertaking ForFarmers UK Ltd (‘ForFarmers UK’, United Kingdom), controlled by ForFarmers Group BV (‘ForFarmers’, The Netherlands), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Agricola Group Ltd (‘Agricola’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for ForFarmers: production and supply of animal feed and other agricultural commodities, broiler breeders and miscellaneous agricultural services; supply of raw materials to the feed, food and fuel industry via its subsidiary Cefetra BV, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for ForFarmers: production and supply of animal feed and other agricultural commodities, broiler breeders and miscellaneous agricultural services; supply of raw materials to the feed, food and fuel industry via its subsidiary Cefetra BV,

| — | for Agricola: holding company for a group of companies operating under the trade name BOCM Pauls active in the supply of animal feed primarily in the United Kingdom. |
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for Agricola: holding company for a group of companies operating under the trade name BOCM Pauls active in the supply of animal feed primarily in the United Kingdom.

| 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.6573 — ForFarmers/Agricola, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
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| 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.6573 — ForFarmers/Agricola, 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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