1.5.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 145/13

1.

On 23 April 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Deprez Holding NV (‘Deprez Holding’, Belgium) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Greenyard Foods NV (‘Greenyard Foods’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   Deprez Holding: active through its subsidiary Univeg Holding BV in the areas of fresh fruit and vegetables (including fresh-cut produce), flowers and plants, as well as related transport and logistics, and to some extent, in the horticultural sector through its subsidiary Peatinvest NV,

—   Greenyard Foods: active in the processing and commercialization of vegetables and fruit and ready-to-eat food, both deep frozen and canned (under the divisions Pinguin and Noliko).

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.

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 M.7615 — Deprez Holding/Greenyard Foods, to the following address: