# C_2011295EN.01001101.xml

| 7.10.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 295/11 |
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7.10.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 295/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6262 — AGRANA/RWA/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 295/07

| 1. | On 30 September 2011, 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(s) AGRANA (Austria) controlled by AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft and RWA (Austria) belonging to the RWA Raiffeisen Ware Autria Aktiengesellschaft acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking(s) of AGRANA Juice (Austria) and Ybbstaler (Austria) by way of contract of management in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 30 September 2011, 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(s) AGRANA (Austria) controlled by AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft and RWA (Austria) belonging to the RWA Raiffeisen Ware Autria Aktiengesellschaft acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking(s) of AGRANA Juice (Austria) and Ybbstaler (Austria) by way of contract of management in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | AGRANA: active in sugar, starch and fruit, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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AGRANA: active in sugar, starch and fruit,

| — | RWA: active in agricultural products, farm inputs, technical equipment, energy, building materials, building & gardening, services, |
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RWA: active in agricultural products, farm inputs, technical equipment, energy, building materials, building & gardening, services,

| — | The JV: brings together the fruit juice activities of the parents and will be active in the market for the production and marketing of fruit juice concentrates, not from concentrate fruit juices, fruit purees, fruit aromas, juice compounds, fruit sweetness and related products. |
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The JV: brings together the fruit juice activities of the parents and will be active in the market for the production and marketing of fruit juice concentrates, not from concentrate fruit juices, fruit purees, fruit aromas, juice compounds, fruit sweetness and related products.

| 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.6262 — AGRANA/RWA/JV, 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.6262 — AGRANA/RWA/JV, 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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