# C_2015027EN.01000501.xml

| 27.1.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 27/5 |
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27.1.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 27/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7408 — Cargill / ADM Chocolate Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 27/06)

| 1. | On 19 January 2015, 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 Cargill, Incorporated (‘Cargill’, the United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the industrial chocolate business of the undertaking Archer Daniels Midland Company (‘ADM’s industrial chocolate business’, the United States) by way of purchase of shares and assets. |
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On 19 January 2015, 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 Cargill, Incorporated (‘Cargill’, the United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the industrial chocolate business of the undertaking Archer Daniels Midland Company (‘ADM’s industrial chocolate business’, the United States) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Cargill: production and sale of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. Cargill’s businesses include processing, sale and distribution of industrial chocolate and fat-based coatings and fillings/chocolate compound,
  —   for ADM’s industrial chocolate business: processing, sale and distribution of industrial chocolate and fat-based coatings and fillings/chocolate compound. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Cargill: production and sale of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. Cargill’s businesses include processing, sale and distribution of industrial chocolate and fat-based coatings and fillings/chocolate compound,

for Cargill

—   for ADM’s industrial chocolate business: processing, sale and distribution of industrial chocolate and fat-based coatings and fillings/chocolate compound.

for ADM’s industrial chocolate business

| 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 Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7408 — Cargill / ADM Chocolate Business, 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 Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7408 — Cargill / ADM Chocolate Business, 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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