# C_2010108EN.01000701.xml

| 28.4.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 108/7 |
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28.4.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 108/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5658 — Unilever/Sara Lee Body Care)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 108/06

| 1. | On 21 April 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 Unilever N.V., the Netherlands, and Unilever Plc, United Kingdom, (together ‘Unilever’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Sara Lee Household and Body Care International (‘Sara Lee Body Care’, the Netherlands), belonging to Sara Lee Corporation (‘Sara Lee’, USA) by way of irrevocable binding offer announced on 25 September 2009, and agreed by Sara Lee to accept. |
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On 21 April 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 Unilever N.V., the Netherlands, and Unilever Plc, United Kingdom, (together ‘Unilever’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Sara Lee Household and Body Care International (‘Sara Lee Body Care’, the Netherlands), belonging to Sara Lee Corporation (‘Sara Lee’, USA) by way of irrevocable binding offer announced on 25 September 2009, and agreed by Sara Lee to accept.

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






  — | Unilever is a multinational manufacturer of fast moving consumer products. Its principal businesses are in the food, home care and personal care categories, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Unilever is a multinational manufacturer of fast moving consumer products. Its principal businesses are in the food, home care and personal care categories,

| — | Sara Lee Body Care is active in the markets for personal care and laundry care. |
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Sara Lee Body Care is active in the markets for personal care and laundry care.

| 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.5658 — Unilever/Sara Lee Body Care, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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.5658 — Unilever/Sara Lee Body Care, 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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