Sole control: The French Competition Authority authorizes, subject to conditions, the acquisition of exclusive control in the poultry slaughtering sector (LDC Volaille / Ronsard)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. In the last few days, the French Competition Authority has posted 12 new merger clearance decisions online, including 9 simplified decisions. Among these decisions is decision n° 21-DCC-65 of 14 April 2021 in which the French Competition Authority authorised LDC Volaille to acquire sole control of the Ronsard group, both of which are active in the poultry slaughtering and marketing of poultry meat and processed products. The LDC group, which has a turnover of 4.4 billion euros in 2020, owns the Le Gaulois, Maître Coq, Marie and Loué brands. The Ronsard group, which has a turnover of €170 million, has two slaughterhouses in Morbihan, two slaughterhouses in