Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3175 — Best Agrifund/Dumeco) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-05-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, farmer, food processing, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

29.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 127/33

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3175 — Best Agrifund/Dumeco)

(2003/C 127/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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On 26 May 2003 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertaking Best Agrifund BV (‘Best Agrifund’, The Netherlands) acquires within the meaning
of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Dumeco BV (‘Dumeco’, The
Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Agrifund: industrial processing of abattoir by-products and cadavers, the production of gelatine, meat

and meat products, agricultural products and processed consumer goods,

— Dumeco: the trade of live stock, the production and sale of breeding materials, the breeding and sales
of pigs and cattle, the slaughter of pigs and cattle, the processing, production and sales of meat
products (both fresh and processed meat products).

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

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the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

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proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.3175 — Best Agrifund/Dumeco, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.

on the draft Council Decision on a revision of the Statutes of the Economic Policy Committee

COMMISSION OPINION

(2003/C 127/07)

In accordance with Article 209 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Council shall, after
receiving an Opinion of the Commission, determine the rules governing the Committees. The Council
the
requested the Opinion of
in the
Composition and the Statutes of
Council Decision of 29 September 2000 (2000/604/EC).

the Economic Policy Committee, which are currently set

in a letter dated 20 May 2003, on a revision of

the Commission,

The proposed revision aims at accommodating the forthcoming enlargement of the European Union to 25
Member States. In order to continue working efficiently, the draft Council Decision proposes that Member
States, the Commission and the European Central Bank shall each appoint two instead of four members to
the Committee.

The Commission considers that the proposed revision of the Statutes is appropriate. The revision has no
impact on the role of the Commission in the Committee.