4.6.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 167/15

1.

On 26 May 2014 the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Ageas Insurance International NV (‘Ageas’, the Netherlands), a company belonging to the international group Ageas SA, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Companhia Portuguesa de Seguros SA (‘Ocidental Seguros’, Portugal) and of Companhia Portuguesa de Seguros de Saúde SA (‘Médis’, Portugal) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Ageas: provision of life and non-life insurance services to personal, business and institutional customers,

—   for Médis and Ocidental Seguros: provision of non-life insurance services.

3.

On preliminary examination, the European Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

The European Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the European Commission.

Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7262 — Ageas/Ocidental Seguros/Médis to the following address: