11.2.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 43/21

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6125 — Reale/Unnim/CSG)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 43/10

1.

On 4 February 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Reale Seguros Generales, SA, (‘Reale’, Spain) controlled by Società Reale Mutua di Assicurazioni (‘Reale Mutua Group’, Italy) and Unnim (‘Unnim’, Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Caixasabadell Companyia d’Assegurances Generals, SA (‘CSG’), Spain by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Reale: active in the insurance sector in Spain,

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for Reale Mutua Group: international group active in the banking, insurance, real estate and services sectors,

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for Unnim: group of companies that engages mainly in banking operations and to a much lesser extent insurance distribution in Spain,

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for CSG: active in the non-life insurance sector (accidents, fires and natural disasters, other property losses, general liability, diverse pecuniary losses as well as legal defence and assistance) in Spain.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

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

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6125 — Reale/Unnim/CSG, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).