# C_2015240EN.01000501.xml

| 22.7.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 240/5 |
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22.7.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 240/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7659 — Groupe InVivo/Scael/Carneau)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 240/05)

| 1. | On 14 July 2015, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Groupe InVivo (‘InVivo’, France) and Société Agricole Cooperative d’Eure-et-Loir (‘Scael’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Carneau Frères Eurogazon (‘Carneau’, France) by way of purchase of shares and assets. |
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On 14 July 2015, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Groupe InVivo (‘InVivo’, France) and Société Agricole Cooperative d’Eure-et-Loir (‘Scael’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Carneau Frères Eurogazon (‘Carneau’, France) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for InVivo: production and sale of seeds, animal health and animal feed, cereals logistics and storage,
  —   for Scael: production and sale of seeds, procurement and trading of cereals, garden stores,
  —   for Carneau: production and sale of seeds. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for InVivo: production and sale of seeds, animal health and animal feed, cereals logistics and storage,

for InVivo

—   for Scael: production and sale of seeds, procurement and trading of cereals, garden stores,

for Scael

—   for Carneau: production and sale of seeds.

for Carneau

| 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 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 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.7659 — Groupe InVivo/Scael/Carneau, 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.7659 — Groupe InVivo/Scael/Carneau, 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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