# C_2014304EN.01000601.xml

| 9.9.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 304/6 |
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9.9.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 304/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7384 — Helvetia/Nationale Suisse)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 304/05

| 1. | On 2 September 2014, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Helvetia AG (‘Helvetia’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Schweizerische National-Versicherung-Gesellschaft AG (‘Nationale Suisse’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 2 September 2014, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Helvetia AG (‘Helvetia’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Schweizerische National-Versicherung-Gesellschaft AG (‘Nationale Suisse’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | Helvetia is a public limited company active in the field of life insurance, non-life insurance and reinsurance; Helvetia is the holding company and main company of the Helvetia Group, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Helvetia is a public limited company active in the field of life insurance, non-life insurance and reinsurance; Helvetia is the holding company and main company of the Helvetia Group,

| — | Nationale Suisse is a public limited company active in the field of life insurance, non-life insurance and reinsurance; Nationale Suisse is the main company of the Nationale Suisse Group. |
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Nationale Suisse is a public limited company active in the field of life insurance, non-life insurance and reinsurance; Nationale Suisse is the main company of the Nationale Suisse Group.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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 to it their possible observations on the proposed operation.
  Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference number M.7384 — Helvetia/Nationale Suisse by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail (COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu) or by post to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit to it their possible observations on the proposed operation.

Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference number M.7384 — Helvetia/Nationale Suisse by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail (COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu) or by post to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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