In accordance with Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 issued for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the \u201coperation summary\u201d below, containing the information provided by the parties.<\/p>\n
This information has been prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation.<\/p>\n
The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for in Article 9 of Decree No. 2-14-652 issued for the implementation of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition as amended and supplemented.<\/p>\n
Names of the companies and groups concerned:<\/strong><\/p>\n Nature of the operation<\/strong><\/p>\n Economic sectors concerned<\/strong><\/p>\n Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations<\/strong><\/p>\n NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES<\/strong><\/p>\n The Competition Council received notification of an economic concentration operation concerning the exclusive takeover by the company \u201cM\u00e9rieux NutriSciences Corporation\u201d, through its wholly owned and controlled subsidiary \u201cSilliker Consulting BV\u201d, of the entire share capital and exclusive control of the company \u201cLabomag SARL\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cM\u00e9rieux NutriSciences Corporation\u201d, a company headquartered in Chicago, United States, is indirectly and majority owned and controlled by the \u201cM\u00e9rieux Institute\u201d. The company, through a network of 100 accredited laboratories in more than 26 countries, provides practical analysis, auditing, consulting, certification, and research solutions for the food industry to meet the needs of food manufacturers, processors, caterers, and retailers.<\/p>\n \u201cSilliker Consulting BV\u201d, a limited liability company based in the Netherlands, wholly owned and controlled by \u201cM\u00e9rieux NutriSciences Corporation\u201d, operates as a financial holding company providing management services to its subsidiaries.<\/p>\n \u201cLabomag SARL\u201d, a Moroccan limited liability company based in Casablanca, provides food analysis services to ensure the safety, quality, and regulatory compliance of food products. Its activities include chemical and nutritional analysis, detection of harmful residues, additives, and allergens, as well as microbiological analyses to identify pathogens and organisms causing food spoilage. It is currently owned by \u201cBureau Veritas International SAS\u201d, a simplified joint-stock company established in France, offering laboratory analysis, inspection, and certification services for a variety of sectors and industries in several countries.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Done in Rabat on November 7, 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In accordance with Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 issued for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the \u201coperation summary\u201d below, containing the information provided by the parties. This information has been prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation. The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for in Article 9 of Decree No. 2-14-652 issued for the implementation of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition as amended and supplemented. Names of the companies and groups concerned: The acquirer: M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences Corporation; The target: Labomag SARL. Nature of the operation Acquisition of exclusive control. Economic sectors concerned Provision of food analysis services. Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e. November 21, 2024. NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES The Competition Council received notification of an economic concentration operation concerning the exclusive takeover by the company \u201cM\u00e9rieux NutriSciences Corporation\u201d, through its wholly owned and controlled subsidiary \u201cSilliker Consulting BV\u201d, of the entire share capital and exclusive control of the company \u201cLabomag SARL\u201d. \u201cM\u00e9rieux NutriSciences Corporation\u201d, a company headquartered in Chicago, United States, is indirectly and majority owned and controlled by the \u201cM\u00e9rieux Institute\u201d. The company, through a network of 100 accredited laboratories in more than 26 countries, provides practical analysis, auditing, consulting, certification, and research solutions for the food industry to meet the needs of food manufacturers, processors, caterers, and retailers. \u201cSilliker Consulting BV\u201d, a limited liability company based in the Netherlands, wholly owned and controlled by \u201cM\u00e9rieux NutriSciences Corporation\u201d, operates as a financial holding company providing management services to its subsidiaries. \u201cLabomag SARL\u201d, a Moroccan limited liability company based in Casablanca, provides food analysis services to ensure the safety, quality, and regulatory compliance of food products. Its activities include chemical and nutritional analysis, detection of harmful residues, additives, and allergens, as well as microbiological analyses to identify pathogens and organisms causing food spoilage. It is currently owned by \u201cBureau Veritas International SAS\u201d, a simplified joint-stock company established in France, offering laboratory analysis, inspection, and certification services for a variety of sectors and industries in several countries. Done in Rabat on November 7, 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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