# C_2013244EN.01000701.xml

| 24.8.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 244/7 |
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24.8.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 244/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6957 — IF P&C/Topdanmark)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 244/05

| 1. | On 19 August 2013, 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 IF P&C Insurance Holding Ltd (‘IF P&C’, Sweden) ultimately controlled by Sampo Group (Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation de facto sole control of the whole of the undertaking Topdanmark Group A/S (‘TopDK’, Denmark) following an increase in its voting rights. |
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On 19 August 2013, 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 IF P&C Insurance Holding Ltd (‘IF P&C’, Sweden) ultimately controlled by Sampo Group (Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation de facto sole control of the whole of the undertaking Topdanmark Group A/S (‘TopDK’, Denmark) following an increase in its voting rights.

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






  — | for IF P&C: life and non-life insurance insurance products and services in Sweden, Finland, Norway Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for IF P&C: life and non-life insurance insurance products and services in Sweden, Finland, Norway Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia,

| — | for TopDK: life and non-life insurance products and services in Denmark. |
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for TopDK: life and non-life insurance products and services in Denmark.

| 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. |
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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.6957 — IF P&C/Topdanmark, 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6957 — IF P&C/Topdanmark, 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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