# C_2010117EN.01002101.xml

| 6.5.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 117/21 |
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6.5.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 117/21

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5675 — Syngenta/Monsanto's Sunflower Seed Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 117/05

| 1. | On 28 April 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration, following a referral pursuant to Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertaking Syngenta Crop Protection AG (‘Syngenta CP’, Switzerland) belonging to the group Syngenta AG (Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of part of Monsanto Company's (‘Monsanto’, USA) assets pertaining to Monsanto's global hybrid sunflower seed business (‘Monsanto's sunflower seed business’) by way of purchase of assets. |
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On 28 April 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration, following a referral pursuant to Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertaking Syngenta Crop Protection AG (‘Syngenta CP’, Switzerland) belonging to the group Syngenta AG (Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of part of Monsanto Company's (‘Monsanto’, USA) assets pertaining to Monsanto's global hybrid sunflower seed business (‘Monsanto's sunflower seed business’) by way of purchase of assets.

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






  — | Syngenta CP is active in the agribusiness. It develops, produces and sells agrochemicals, in particular crop protection products and seeds, among other sunflower seeds and sunflower seed treatments, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Syngenta CP is active in the agribusiness. It develops, produces and sells agrochemicals, in particular crop protection products and seeds, among other sunflower seeds and sunflower seed treatments,

| — | Monsanto's sunflower seed business consists of assets pertaining to Monsanto's global hybrid sunflower business. |
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Monsanto's sunflower seed business consists of assets pertaining to Monsanto's global hybrid sunflower business.

| 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.5675 — Syngenta/Monsanto's Sunflower Seed Business, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
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| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5675 — Syngenta/Monsanto's Sunflower Seed Business, 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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