# C_2010200EN.01001301.xml

| 22.7.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 200/13 |
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22.7.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 200/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5935 — VION/Weyl)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 200/06

| 1. | On 15 July 2010 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings VION Enschede B.V., Premium Fleischspezialitäten GmbH and VION Buchloe GmbH belonging to the VION Food Group (collectively ‘VION’, The Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of all assets of Weyl Beef Products B.V. (‘Weyl’, The Netherlands) and certain of its group companies by way of purchase of assets. |
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On 15 July 2010 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings VION Enschede B.V., Premium Fleischspezialitäten GmbH and VION Buchloe GmbH belonging to the VION Food Group (collectively ‘VION’, The Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of all assets of Weyl Beef Products B.V. (‘Weyl’, The Netherlands) and certain of its group companies by way of purchase of assets.

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






  — | VION: international food company which is active in purchase and slaughtering of livestock; production and sale of meat products and derived convenience food products and ingredients, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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VION: international food company which is active in purchase and slaughtering of livestock; production and sale of meat products and derived convenience food products and ingredients,

| — | Weyl: international beef and calf processing company. |
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Weyl: international beef and calf processing company.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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 the EC 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 number COMP/M.5935 — VION/Weyl, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5935 — VION/Weyl, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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