# C_2014222EN.01000901.xml

| 12.7.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 222/9 |
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12.7.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7329 — SARIA/Teeuwissen/Jagero II)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 222/07

| 1. | On 1 July 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 SARIA SE & Co. KG (‘SARIA’, Germany), through its wholly owned subsidiary SARIA International GmbH (‘SARIA International, Germany’) — both belonging to the Rethmann SE & Co. KG (‘Rethmann Group’, Germany) — acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertakings Teeuwissen Holding B.V. (‘Teeuwissen’, The Netherlands) and Jagero Holding II, S. L. (‘Jagero’, Spain), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 1 July 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 SARIA SE & Co. KG (‘SARIA’, Germany), through its wholly owned subsidiary SARIA International GmbH (‘SARIA International, Germany’) — both belonging to the Rethmann SE & Co. KG (‘Rethmann Group’, Germany) — acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertakings Teeuwissen Holding B.V. (‘Teeuwissen’, The Netherlands) and Jagero Holding II, S. L. (‘Jagero’, Spain), by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for SARIA: collection and processing of animal by-products into protein meals and fats as well as collection and processing of food leftovers to be used as input material for biogas production,
  —   for Teeuwissen: production of casings and purchasing and processing of abattoir by-products to be used by different industries,
  —   for Jagero: holding company owning companies active in the production of casings and the processing of abattoir by-products to be used by different industries. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for SARIA: collection and processing of animal by-products into protein meals and fats as well as collection and processing of food leftovers to be used as input material for biogas production,

for SARIA

—   for Teeuwissen: production of casings and purchasing and processing of abattoir by-products to be used by different industries,

for Teeuwissen

—   for Jagero: holding company owning companies active in the production of casings and the processing of abattoir by-products to be used by different industries.

for Jagero

| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7329 — SARIA/Teeuwissen/Jagero II 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7329 — SARIA/Teeuwissen/Jagero II 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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