23.5.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 170/7

1.

On 12 May 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 Dr. August Oetker KG (Dr. Oetker, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Conditorei Coppenrath & Wiese GmbH & Co. KG (Coppenrath & Wiese, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. The same concentration was already notified to the Commission on 20 March 2015, but the notification was subsequently withdrawn on 15 April 2015.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Dr. Oetker: (i) manufacturer, supplier and distributor of food products (frozen pizza, baking ingredients and decorations, powder dessert mixes, powder baking mixes, chilled dessert products, convenience products for bakeries and confectioneries), specialty phosphates, sparkling wine, wine, spirits, beer and non-alcoholic beverages, (ii) provider of shipping services (container shipping line), hotels, logistical, financial, data centre and hosting services, and (iii) owner of specialised outlets for catering and publishing of cookbooks,

—   for Coppenrath & Wiese: (i) manufacturer, supplier and distributor of frozen cakes, frozen gateaux, frozen desserts and frozen rolls, and (ii) provider of forwarding and warehouse services for deep frozen food products.

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 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7598 — Dr. Oetker/Coppenrath & Wiese, to the following address: