# C_2017290EN.01001301.xml

| 1.9.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 290/13 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8481 — ABP Food Group/Fane Valley/Linden Foods)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 290/04)

| 1. | On 25 August 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004( 1 ) by which the undertaking ABP Food Group (‘ABP’, Ireland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation jont control of the whole of Linden Foods Limited (‘Linden’, UK) together Fane Valley Co-Operative Society Limited (‘Fane Valley’, UK), by way of purchase of shares. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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ABP is active in the slaughtering of cattle and ovine animals, the processing of their meat and the collection and processing of associated animal by-products. —
Fane Valley is a farmer owned cooperative society active in the slaughtering of cattle and ovine animals, the processing of their meat and the collection and processing of animal by-products. Fane Valley is also active in the production of breakfast cereals, edible offal and edible fat/protein, and operates retail shops and warehouses. —
Linden is currently solely controlled by Fane Valley, and is active in the slaughtering and processing of beef and ovine animals. | — | ABP is active in the slaughtering of cattle and ovine animals, the processing of their meat and the collection and processing of associated animal by-products. | — | Fane Valley is a farmer owned cooperative society active in the slaughtering of cattle and ovine animals, the processing of their meat and the collection and processing of animal by-products. Fane Valley is also active in the production of breakfast cereals, edible offal and edible fat/protein, and operates retail shops and warehouses. | — | Linden is currently solely controlled by Fane Valley, and is active in the slaughtering and processing of beef and ovine animals. |
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| — | ABP is active in the slaughtering of cattle and ovine animals, the processing of their meat and the collection and processing of associated animal by-products. | | | | | | |
| — | Fane Valley is a farmer owned cooperative society active in the slaughtering of cattle and ovine animals, the processing of their meat and the collection and processing of animal by-products. Fane Valley is also active in the production of breakfast cereals, edible offal and edible fat/protein, and operates retail shops and warehouses. | | | | | | |
| — | Linden is currently solely controlled by Fane Valley, and is active in the slaughtering and processing of beef and ovine animals. | | | | | | |

| 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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| 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 M.8481 — ABP Food Group/Fane Valley/Linden Foods, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition | Merger Registry | 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
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| 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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