Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
European Crops Products 2 S.á.r.l.; Oro Agri Group
BWB/Z-5091
On 11.11.2020 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
European Crops Products 2 S.À R.L. (Luxembourg) intends to acquire directly sole control over (i) Oro Agri International, Ltd. (Cayman Island); (ii) Oro Agri, Inc. (USA); (iii) Oro Agri SA Proprietary Limited (South Africa); (iv) Oro Agri India Private Limited (India); and (v) Oro Agri S. De R.L. De C.V. (Mexico).
The following Austrian NACE codes are concerned: C 20.15-0 (Production of fertilsers and nitrogen compounds) as well as C 20.20-0 (Production of pesticides, plant protection products and disinfectants).
Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 09.12.2020.
Entrepreneurs whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger can bring in a written statement at the Federal Competition Authority or the Federal Cartel Prosecutor within 14 days from publication date.
Note: The intervening party has no right to a certain treatment of the statement and will not gain a party position.
Non-prohibition of the merger
The Federal Competition Authority and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor have not applied for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court. The standstill obligation (§ 17 (1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 10.12.2020 .