# C_2014138EN.01004401.xml

| 8.5.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 138/44 |
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8.5.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 138/44

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7223 — Danish Crown/Sokolow)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 138/11)

| 1. | On 30 April 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Danish Crown A/S (‘Danish Crown’, Denmark) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Sokolów SA (‘Sokolów’, Poland) by way of purchase of shares. Sokolów is currently jointly controlled by Danish Crown and the Finnish food company HKScan OYJ. |
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On 30 April 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Danish Crown A/S (‘Danish Crown’, Denmark) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Sokolów SA (‘Sokolów’, Poland) by way of purchase of shares. Sokolów is currently jointly controlled by Danish Crown and the Finnish food company HKScan OYJ.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Danish Crown: vertically integrated food company which supplies live animals, including pigs and cattle, to slaughterhouses. Danish Crown is based in Denmark but has production facilities in several countries and activities worldwide,
  —   for Sokolów: vertically integrated food company which is active in the slaughtering of live animals, including pigs and cattle, and in the processing of meat, including pig, beef and poultry. Sokolów has production facilities in Poland. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Danish Crown: vertically integrated food company which supplies live animals, including pigs and cattle, to slaughterhouses. Danish Crown is based in Denmark but has production facilities in several countries and activities worldwide,

for Danish Crown

—   for Sokolów: vertically integrated food company which is active in the slaughtering of live animals, including pigs and cattle, and in the processing of meat, including pig, beef and poultry. Sokolów has production facilities in Poland.

for Sokolów

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the European Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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 European Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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 European Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the European Commission.
  Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7223 — Danish Crown/Sokolow to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The European Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the European Commission.

Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7223 — Danish Crown/Sokolow 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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