# C_2009086EN.01001101.xml

| 15.4.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 86/11 |
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15.4.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 86/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5410 — ForFarmers/Cefetra)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 86/07

| 1. | On 3 April 2009, 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 ForFarmers BV (‘ForFarmers’, Netherlands), controlled by Coöperatie FromFarmers U.A. (Netherlands), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Cefetra BV (‘Cefetra’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 3 April 2009, 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 ForFarmers BV (‘ForFarmers’, Netherlands), controlled by Coöperatie FromFarmers U.A. (Netherlands), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Cefetra BV (‘Cefetra’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for ForFarmers: manufacturing and sale of animal feed, fertilizers, pesticides, seeds and seed stock to the agricultural sector in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, provision of services to livestock owners, farmers and owners of agricultural machines in relation to technical management, environmental authorizations, milk quotas and other agricultural rights, and slaughtering, processing and sale of poultry in Belgium, Germany, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for ForFarmers: manufacturing and sale of animal feed, fertilizers, pesticides, seeds and seed stock to the agricultural sector in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, provision of services to livestock owners, farmers and owners of agricultural machines in relation to technical management, environmental authorizations, milk quotas and other agricultural rights, and slaughtering, processing and sale of poultry in Belgium, Germany, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom,

| — | for Cefetra: supply of raw materials to the feed, food and fuel industries, including the animal feed industry, the foodstuffs industry, the crush and starch industry and the bio-fuel sectors. |
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for Cefetra: supply of raw materials to the feed, food and fuel industries, including the animal feed industry, the foodstuffs industry, the crush and starch industry and the bio-fuel sectors.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5410 — ForFarmers/Cefetra, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5410 — ForFarmers/Cefetra, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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