# C_2014394EN.01000601.xml

| 8.11.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 394/6 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

8.11.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/6

---

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7417 — Sime Darby/New Britain Palm Oil)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 394/08

| 1. | On 31 October 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 Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd (Malaysia), belonging to Sime Darby Bhd (Malaysia), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking New Britain Palm Oil Limited (‘NBPOL’, Papua New Guinea), by way of public bid announced on 9 October 2014. |
| --- | --- |

1.

On 31 October 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 Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd (Malaysia), belonging to Sime Darby Bhd (Malaysia), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking New Britain Palm Oil Limited (‘NBPOL’, Papua New Guinea), by way of public bid announced on 9 October 2014.

1

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Sime Darby Bhd: plantation and production of palm oil, sales and rental of industrial equipment, sales of motors, property development, energy and utilities,
  —   for NBPOL: plantation, production and processing of palm oil, production of sugar and palm oil seed, beef production. |
| --- | --- |

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Sime Darby Bhd: plantation and production of palm oil, sales and rental of industrial equipment, sales of motors, property development, energy and utilities,

for Sime Darby Bhd

—   for NBPOL: plantation, production and processing of palm oil, production of sugar and palm oil seed, beef production.

for NBPOL

| 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 this Notice. |
| --- | --- |

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 this Notice.

2

| 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.7417 — Sime Darby/New Britain Palm Oil, to the following address:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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.7417 — Sime Darby/New Britain Palm Oil, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

---

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

1

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

2

---