# C_2014017EN.01001301.xml

| 21.1.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 17/13 |
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21.1.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 17/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7117 — Archer Daniels Midland/ATR Landhandel/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 17/10

| 1. | On 14 January 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which ADM Hamburg Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg (‘ADM Hamburg’, Germany), controlled by Archer Daniels Midland Company (‘ADM’, United States) and ATR Landhandel GmbH & Co. KG, Ratzeburg (‘ATR’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of RGL (Rostocker Getreide Lager) GmbH, Rostock (‘RGL’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 14 January 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which ADM Hamburg Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg (‘ADM Hamburg’, Germany), controlled by Archer Daniels Midland Company (‘ADM’, United States) and ATR Landhandel GmbH & Co. KG, Ratzeburg (‘ATR’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of RGL (Rostocker Getreide Lager) GmbH, Rostock (‘RGL’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | for ADM: the processing of agricultural commodities and the manufacturing of food and feed ingredients. ADM also has a global grain elevator and transportation network to procure, store, clean and transport agricultural commodities such as oilseeds, corn, wheat, milo, oats and barley as well as processed agricultural commodities, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for ADM: the processing of agricultural commodities and the manufacturing of food and feed ingredients. ADM also has a global grain elevator and transportation network to procure, store, clean and transport agricultural commodities such as oilseeds, corn, wheat, milo, oats and barley as well as processed agricultural commodities,

| — | for ATR: the origination and trading of agricultural products such as grains and oilseeds, as well as the sale of agricultural supplies such as seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and animal feed compound, |
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for ATR: the origination and trading of agricultural products such as grains and oilseeds, as well as the sale of agricultural supplies such as seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and animal feed compound,

| — | for RGL: the operation of a silo for the storage and handling of agricultural goods in the Rostock seaport (Germany). |
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for RGL: the operation of a silo for the storage and handling of agricultural goods in the Rostock seaport (Germany).

| 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.7117 — Archer Daniels Midland/ATR Landhandel/JV, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7117 — Archer Daniels Midland/ATR Landhandel/JV, 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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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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