Commission Decision of 07/07/2005 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.3763 - CARLSBERG / DLG / SEJET JV) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) | |Brussels, 07.07.2005 SG-Greffe(2005) D/202964 To notifying parties Dear Madam and/or Sir, Subject : Case No. COMP/M.3763 – Carlsberg/DLG/Sejet JV Notification of 06/06/2005 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C144, 14/06/2005, p.12 1. On 06/06/2005 , the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No.
139/2004 by which the undertakings Carlsberg A/S (“Carlsberg”, Denmark) and Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab a.m.b.a. (“DLG”, Denmark) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the Danish based undertaking Sejet Planteforaedling I/S (“Sejet”), currently controlled by DLG, by way of purchase of assets. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are : - for Carlsberg : production, sale, marketing and distribution of beer and soft drinks; - for DLG : feeding stuff company mainly supplying feed, cereal seed, fertilizers, plant protection products to Danish farmers. - Sejet: commercial plant breeding, research and development of varieties of wheat, barley, oats, rye triticale, rape and maize for agricultural use.
3. After examination of the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 and of paragraph 5 (a) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004[2]. 4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the common market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No.
139/2004. For the Commission signed Neelie KROES Member of the Commission [1] OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1 [2] OJ C 56, 05.3.2005 p.32 MERGER PROCEDURE ARTICLE 6(1)(b) DECISION SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE PUBLIC VERSION