# C_2013292EN.01000601.xml

| 8.10.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 292/6 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7007 — RZB/RBSPK/RWBB)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 292/05

| 1. | On 30 September 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004( 1 ) by which Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (‘RZB’) acquires sole control within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation of Raiffeisen Bausparkasse GmbH (‘RBSPK’) and Raiffeisen Wohnbaubank AG (‘RWBB’), by way of purchase of shares. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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for RZB: central institution of the Raiffeisen Bankengruppe Österreich (‘RBG’) and in this function performing central services for the RBG, including marketing services and brand management, sector liquidity and treasury management etc, —
for RBSPK: financing for maintenance and improvement of housing in Austria, the focus lying on savings products, —
for RWBB: issuing as trustee for partner banks tax-exempt housing bonds and forwarding of respective gains to the partner banks which, in turn, will grant these funds to clients by way of credit loans assigned exclusively to housing purposes. | — | for RZB: central institution of the Raiffeisen Bankengruppe Österreich (‘RBG’) and in this function performing central services for the RBG, including marketing services and brand management, sector liquidity and treasury management etc, | — | for RBSPK: financing for maintenance and improvement of housing in Austria, the focus lying on savings products, | — | for RWBB: issuing as trustee for partner banks tax-exempt housing bonds and forwarding of respective gains to the partner banks which, in turn, will grant these funds to clients by way of credit loans assigned exclusively to housing purposes. |
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| — | for RZB: central institution of the Raiffeisen Bankengruppe Österreich (‘RBG’) and in this function performing central services for the RBG, including marketing services and brand management, sector liquidity and treasury management etc, | | | | | | |
| — | for RBSPK: financing for maintenance and improvement of housing in Austria, the focus lying on savings products, | | | | | | |
| — | for RWBB: issuing as trustee for partner banks tax-exempt housing bonds and forwarding of respective gains to the partner banks which, in turn, will grant these funds to clients by way of credit loans assigned exclusively to housing purposes. | | | | | | |

| 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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| 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.7007 — RZB/RBSPK/RWBB, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition | Merger Registry | 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
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| 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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