20.6.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 155/31

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5046 — Friesland/Campina)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 155/06)

1.

On 12 June 2008, 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 Zuivelcoöperatie Friesland Foods U.A. (‘Coöperatie Friesland’, the Netherlands) and its subsidiary Koninklijke Friesland Foods NV (‘Friesland’, the Netherlands) enter into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Council Regulation with Zuivelcoöperatie Campina U.A. (‘Coöperatie Campina’, the Netherlands) and its subsidiary Campina BV (‘Campina’, the Netherlands).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking Friesland: procurement and processing of raw milk, development, production and selling of dairy and non-dairy products for individual consumers and industrial customers,

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for undertaking Campina: procurement and processing of raw milk, development, production and selling of dairy and non-dairy products for individual consumers and industrial customers.

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.

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.5046 — Friesland/Campina, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.