23.6.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 227/25

1.

On 14 June 2016, 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 NPM Capital NV (‘NPM’, Netherlands) and Thijs Hendrix Beheer BV (‘THB’, Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Hendrix Genetics BV (‘Hendrix’, Netherlands) by way of a contract. Hendrix is currently solely controlled by THB.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   For NPM: investment company with investments in various sectors, such as building materials, consumer goods, healthcare, e-commerce, industrial services and retail. NPM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHV Holdings NV that is a Dutch investment company with investments in various sectors of the economy, including in the production of animal feed and the processing and sale of poultry and pig meat.

—   For THB: holding company that is the majority shareholder of Hendrix. THB is further active in recreational services.

—   For Hendrix: breeding and propagation of animals, in particular (i) pigs, (ii) poultry, such as day-old chicks, and (iii) fish.

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 M.7883 — NPM Capital/Thijs Hendrix Beheer/Hendrix Genetics to the following address: