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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

(1)(1) The notified concentration consists of several transactions, by means of which the undertaking SARIA SE & Co. KG (SARIA, Germany), through its wholly owned subsidiary SARIA International GmbH (SARIA International, Germany), both belonging to the Rethmann SE & Co. KG (the Rethmann Group, Germany), will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control of the undertakings Teeuwissen Holding B.V (Teeuwissen, the Netherlands) and Jagero Holding II, S.L. (Jagero II, Spain), companies over which it already enjoys joint control, by way of purchase of shares.

(2)(2) The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

• For SARIA: collection and processing of animal by-products into protein meals and fats as well as collection and processing of food leftovers to be used as input material for biogas production;

• For Teeuwissen: production of casings and purchasing and processing of abattoir by-products to be used by different industries; and

• For Jagero II: holding company owning companies active in the production of casings and the processing of abattoir by-products to be used by different industries.