# C_2012182EN.01001201.xml

| 22.6.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 182/12 |
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22.6.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 182/12

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6608 — Tereos/Wilmar/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 182/08

| 1. | On 14 June 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 undertakings Syral China Investment (Belgium), belonging to the Tereos group (‘Tereos’, France), and Yihai Kerry Investments Co. Ltd (China), belonging to the Wilmar group (‘Wilmar’, Singapore) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (the ‘JV’, China) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 14 June 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 undertakings Syral China Investment (Belgium), belonging to the Tereos group (‘Tereos’, France), and Yihai Kerry Investments Co. Ltd (China), belonging to the Wilmar group (‘Wilmar’, Singapore) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (the ‘JV’, China) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Tereos: processing of sugar beet and sugar cane, alcohols and bioethanol, starches and co-products for animal feed and electrical power, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Tereos: processing of sugar beet and sugar cane, alcohols and bioethanol, starches and co-products for animal feed and electrical power,

| — | for Wilmar: processing and merchandising of oil palm products, specialty fats, edible oils, oleochemicals and grains, oilseeds crushing and biodiesel manufacturing, |
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for Wilmar: processing and merchandising of oil palm products, specialty fats, edible oils, oleochemicals and grains, oilseeds crushing and biodiesel manufacturing,

| — | for the JV: production and sale of food ingredients, natural food additives and bio-feed in China and South East Asia. |
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for the JV: production and sale of food ingredients, natural food additives and bio-feed in China and South East Asia.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

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| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6608 — Tereos/Wilmar/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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6608 — Tereos/Wilmar/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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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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