# C_2013127EN.01001601.xml

| 4.5.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 127/16 |
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4.5.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 127/16

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6872 — Barry Callebaut/Petra Foods — Cocoa Ingredients Division)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 127/06

| 1. | On 26 April 2013, 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 Barry Callebaut AG (‘BC’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Cocoa Ingredients Division of Petra Foods Limited (‘Petra's Cocoa Ingredients business’, Singapore) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 26 April 2013, 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 Barry Callebaut AG (‘BC’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Cocoa Ingredients Division of Petra Foods Limited (‘Petra's Cocoa Ingredients business’, Singapore) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for BC: procurement and processing of cocoa beans, production and supply of intermediate cocoa products (i.e. cocoa liquor, cocoa butter and cocoa powder) and of industrial chocolate; and, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for BC: procurement and processing of cocoa beans, production and supply of intermediate cocoa products (i.e. cocoa liquor, cocoa butter and cocoa powder) and of industrial chocolate; and,

| — | for Petra's Cocoa Ingredients business: procurement and processing of cocoa beans, production and supply of cocoa liquor, cocoa butter and cocoa powder. |
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for Petra's Cocoa Ingredients business: procurement and processing of cocoa beans, production and supply of cocoa liquor, cocoa butter and cocoa powder.

| 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.6872 — Barry Callebaut/Petra Foods — Cocoa Ingredients Division, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 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.6872 — Barry Callebaut/Petra Foods — Cocoa Ingredients Division, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

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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