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| 22.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 342/9 |
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22.11.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 342/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7035 — Austevoll Seafood/Kvefi/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 342/07

| 1. | On 15 November 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 undertakings Austevoll Seafood ASA (‘AUSS’, Norway) and Kvefi AS (‘Kvefi’, Norway) controlled by Kverva AS acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’, Norway) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 15 November 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 undertakings Austevoll Seafood ASA (‘AUSS’, Norway) and Kvefi AS (‘Kvefi’, Norway) controlled by Kverva AS acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’, Norway) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for AUSS: production and sale of seafood, fishmeal and fish oil, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for AUSS: production and sale of seafood, fishmeal and fish oil,

| — | for Kvefi: production and sale of seafood, fishmeal and fish oil, |
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for Kvefi: production and sale of seafood, fishmeal and fish oil,

| — | for JV: primary and secondary processing of pelagic fish, production and sale of fishmeal and fish oil. |
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for JV: primary and secondary processing of pelagic fish, production and sale of fishmeal and fish oil.

| 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.7035 — Austevoll Seafood/Kvefi/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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7035 — Austevoll Seafood/Kvefi/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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