19.11.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 339/20

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6403 — Volkswagen/KPI Polska/Skoda Auto Polska/VW Bank Polska/VW Leasing Polska)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 339/15

1.

On 14 November 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Volkswagen AG (‘VW’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of KPI Polska Sp. z o.o. (‘KPI Polska’, Poland), Skoda Auto Polska SA (‘Skoda Auto Polska’, Poland), Volkswagen Bank Polska SA (‘VW Bank Polska’, Poland) and Volkswagen Leasing Polska Sp z o.o. (‘VW Leasing Polska’, Poland) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for VW: manufacture, sale and distribution of motor vehicles (passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, coaches and chassis for buses) including related spare parts and accessories, diesel engines, provision of financial services,

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for KPI Polska: import, distribution and sale of certain VW passenger cars and light commercial vehicles and their spare parts and accessories in Poland,

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for Skoda Auto Polska: import and wholesale distribution of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles of the Skoda brand and its spare parts and accessories in Poland,

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for VW Bank Polska: provision of retail and corporate banking services in Poland mainly to the vehicle customers and dealers of KPI Polska and Skoda Auto Polska,

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for VW Leasing Polska: provision of financial services.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6403 — Volkswagen/KPI Polska/Skoda Auto Polska/VW Bank Polska/VW Leasing Polska, 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’).