# C_2014119EN.01000501.xml

| 23.4.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 119/5 |
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23.4.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 119/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7120 – Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation/Armajaro Trading)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 119/05

| 1. | On 11 April 2014, 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 Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation Ltd (‘Ecom’, Switzerland) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of Armajaro Trading Ltd (‘Armajaro’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 11 April 2014, 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 Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation Ltd (‘Ecom’, Switzerland) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of Armajaro Trading Ltd (‘Armajaro’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Ecom: global commodity trading and processing specialising in coffee, cotton and cocoa with ancillary agricultural operations in oilseeds,
  —   for Armajaro: global soft commodity trading with origination and exporting operations in cocoa, coffee and sugar growing countries. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Ecom: global commodity trading and processing specialising in coffee, cotton and cocoa with ancillary agricultural operations in oilseeds,

for Ecom

—   for Armajaro: global soft commodity trading with origination and exporting operations in cocoa, coffee and sugar growing countries.

for Armajaro

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 of the 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 European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7120 — Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation/Armajaro Trading, 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 European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7120 — Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation/Armajaro Trading, 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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