# C_2013182EN.01001501.xml

| 27.6.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 182/15 |
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27.6.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 182/15

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6925 — Allianz Group/Omers Group/NET4GAS)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 182/17

| 1. | On 20 June 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Allianz Infrastructure Luxembourg I Sàrl (‘Allianz’, Luxembourg), part of the Allianz Group (‘Allianz Group’, Germany), and Borealis European Holdings BV (‘Borealis’, the Netherlands), wholly owned by Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (‘OMERS’, Canada), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over NET4GAS sro (‘NET4GAS’, Czech Republic), by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 20 June 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Allianz Infrastructure Luxembourg I Sàrl (‘Allianz’, Luxembourg), part of the Allianz Group (‘Allianz Group’, Germany), and Borealis European Holdings BV (‘Borealis’, the Netherlands), wholly owned by Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (‘OMERS’, Canada), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over NET4GAS sro (‘NET4GAS’, Czech Republic), by way of a purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Allianz: a worldwide investment and management company for direct infrastructure investments of the Allianz Group (international financial services company), |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Allianz: a worldwide investment and management company for direct infrastructure investments of the Allianz Group (international financial services company),

| — | for Borealis: a worldwide investment and management company for direct infrastructure investments of OMERS (Canadian pension funds), |
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for Borealis: a worldwide investment and management company for direct infrastructure investments of OMERS (Canadian pension funds),

| — | for NET4GAS: active in the provision of gas transportation/transmission in the Czech Republic including gas transportation services to the border with Germany, Poland and Slovakia. |
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for NET4GAS: active in the provision of gas transportation/transmission in the Czech Republic including gas transportation services to the border with Germany, Poland and Slovakia.

| 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. |
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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.

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| 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.6925 — Allianz Group/Omers Group/NET4GAS, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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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.6925 — Allianz Group/Omers Group/NET4GAS, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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

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