14.8.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 267/28

1.

On 7 August 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Ferrero International S.A. (‘Ferrero International’, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Oltan Gida Maddeleri İhracat İthalat ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi, the undertaking Oltan Fındık İşletmeleri Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi, the undertaking Oltan Fındık Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi, the undertaking Oltan Boyer SAS and the undertaking Oltan Grout Limited (together ‘the Oltan Group’) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Ferrero International: the holding company of the Ferrero group, a producer of foodstuffs, active worldwide in the manufacturing and sale of confectionery and other sweet products (e.g. chocolate confectionery, candies, snacks and sweet spreadable products), and in the purchase and commercialization of edible nuts, and in particular hazelnuts, all over the world.

—   for the Oltan Group: a group of companies active in the purchase, processing and commercialization of edible nuts, and in particular hazelnuts, all over the world.

3.

On preliminary examination, the European Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4.

The European Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the European Commission.

Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7340 — Ferrero International/Oltan Group to the following address: