# C_2015255EN.01000601.xml

| 4.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 255/6 |
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4.8.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 255/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7661 — Archer Daniels Midland Company/Eaststarch)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 255/05)

| 1. | On 28 July 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 Archer Daniels Midland Company (‘ADM’) of the United States acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Eaststarch CV (‘Eaststarch’) of the Netherlands by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 28 July 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 Archer Daniels Midland Company (‘ADM’) of the United States acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Eaststarch CV (‘Eaststarch’) of the Netherlands by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for ADM: the processing of oilseeds, corn, wheat, cocoa and other agricultural commodities, and manufacturing of protein meal, vegetable oil, corn sweeteners, flour, biodiesel, ethanol, and other value-added food and feed ingredients,
  —   for Eaststarch: the manufacturing and sale of corn-based starches, liquid sweeteners, other food ingredients, corn co-products and agricultural alcohols. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for ADM: the processing of oilseeds, corn, wheat, cocoa and other agricultural commodities, and manufacturing of protein meal, vegetable oil, corn sweeteners, flour, biodiesel, ethanol, and other value-added food and feed ingredients,

for ADM

—   for Eaststarch: the manufacturing and sale of corn-based starches, liquid sweeteners, other food ingredients, corn co-products and agricultural alcohols.

for Eaststarch

| 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. 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. |
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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. 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.

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| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7661 — Archer Daniels Midland Company/Eaststarch, 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7661 — Archer Daniels Midland Company/Eaststarch, 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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