# C_2015364EN.01000701.xml

| 4.11.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 364/7 |
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4.11.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 364/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7610 — Danish Crown/Westfleisch/WestCrown JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 364/06)

| 1. | On 27 October 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Danish Crown A/S (‘Danish Crown’, Denmark) together with Westfleisch SCE mbH (‘Westfleisch’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created joint venture WestCrown JV (‘WestCrown’, Germany). |
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On 27 October 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Danish Crown A/S (‘Danish Crown’, Denmark) together with Westfleisch SCE mbH (‘Westfleisch’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created joint venture WestCrown JV (‘WestCrown’, Germany).

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| 2. | Both Danish Crown and Westfleisch are active internationally in the food industry, specialised in the slaughtering, de-boning, processing and refining of meat as well as the sale of fresh meat and meat products.






  — | Danish Crown is a wholly owned subsidiary of Leverandørselskabet Danish Crown Amba which is a cooperative company owned by a total of 8 278 (2013/14) farmer members who supply raw materials — live pigs, cattle and calves — to its slaughterhouses, |
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Both Danish Crown and Westfleisch are active internationally in the food industry, specialised in the slaughtering, de-boning, processing and refining of meat as well as the sale of fresh meat and meat products.

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Danish Crown is a wholly owned subsidiary of Leverandørselskabet Danish Crown Amba which is a cooperative company owned by a total of 8 278 (2013/14) farmer members who supply raw materials — live pigs, cattle and calves — to its slaughterhouses,

| — | Westfleisch is a cooperative based in Münster, Germany owned by approximately 4 200 (2014) farmers, |
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Westfleisch is a cooperative based in Münster, Germany owned by approximately 4 200 (2014) farmers,

| — | WestCrown shall be active in the de-boning of slaughtered sows and the subsequent marketing and sale of fresh sow meat. |
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WestCrown shall be active in the de-boning of slaughtered sows and the subsequent marketing and sale of fresh sow meat.

| 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 M.7610 — Danish Crown/Westfleisch/WestCrown JV, 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 M.7610 — Danish Crown/Westfleisch/WestCrown JV, 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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