# C_2015265EN.01000501.xml

| 13.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 265/5 |
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13.8.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 265/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7625 — ADM/AOR)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 265/04)

| 1. | On 5 August 2015 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Archer-Daniels-Midland UK (‘ADM UK’) of the UK, controlled by Archer-Daniels-Midland Company of the US (‘ADM’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings AOR NV and AOR Plastics NV (jointly ‘AOR’) of Belgium, by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 5 August 2015 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Archer-Daniels-Midland UK (‘ADM UK’) of the UK, controlled by Archer-Daniels-Midland Company of the US (‘ADM’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings AOR NV and AOR Plastics NV (jointly ‘AOR’) of Belgium, by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for ADM: processing of oil-bearing crops, corn, wheat, cocoa, and other agricultural commodities as well as manufacturing of vegetable oils and fats, vegetable protein meal, corn sweeteners, flour, biodiesel, ethanol, and other value-added food and feed ingredients;
  —   for AOR: packaging of refined seed oils. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for ADM: processing of oil-bearing crops, corn, wheat, cocoa, and other agricultural commodities as well as manufacturing of vegetable oils and fats, vegetable protein meal, corn sweeteners, flour, biodiesel, ethanol, and other value-added food and feed ingredients;

for ADM

—   for AOR: packaging of refined seed oils.

for AOR

| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7625 — ADM/AOR, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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.7625 — ADM/AOR, 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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