29.11.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 306/27

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5388 — Diester Industrie/Oleon Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 306/09)

1.

On 24 November 2008, 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 Diester Industrie SAS (‘Diester Industrie’, France) controlled by Sofiprotéol (France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Oleon Holding NV (‘Oleon’, Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Sofiprotéol and Diester Industrie: production and sale of biodiesel, oleochemicals, glycerin and vegetable oils,

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for Oleon: production and sale of biodiesel, oleochemicals and glycerin.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5388 — Diester Industrie/Oleon Group, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.