# C_2015394EN.01001301.xml

| 27.11.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 394/13 |
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27.11.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7803 — MSI/Amlin)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 394/05)

| 1. | On 19 November 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited (‘MSI’, Japan), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (‘MS&AD’, Japan), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Amlin plc. (‘Amlin’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 19 November 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited (‘MSI’, Japan), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (‘MS&AD’, Japan), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Amlin plc. (‘Amlin’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   For MS&AD (including MSI): public insurance holding company listed on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges, active in the provision of life insurance, non-life insurance and reinsurance primarily in Japan and Asia but also globally.
  —   For undertaking Amlin: public insurance company listed on the London Stock Exchange, active in the provision of non-life insurance and reinsurance to companies and individuals in the EEA. Amlin is also active globally in the insurance and reinsurance underwriting within Lloyd’s market. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   For MS&AD (including MSI): public insurance holding company listed on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges, active in the provision of life insurance, non-life insurance and reinsurance primarily in Japan and Asia but also globally.

For MS&AD (including MSI)

—   For undertaking Amlin: public insurance company listed on the London Stock Exchange, active in the provision of non-life insurance and reinsurance to companies and individuals in the EEA. Amlin is also active globally in the insurance and reinsurance underwriting within Lloyd’s market.

For undertaking Amlin

| 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 this 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 this 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7803 — MSI/Amlin, 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 M.7803 — MSI/Amlin, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

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

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