# C_2009186EN.01001001.xml

| 8.8.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 186/10 |
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8.8.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 186/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5606 — Uniqa/Veneto Banca/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 186/06

| 1. | On 3 August 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Uniqa Versicherungen AG (‘Uniqa’, Austria), which is jointly controlled by Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich (‘RZB’, Austria), Austria Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit Privatstiftung (‘Austria Verein, Austria’) and Collegialität Versicherung auf Gegenseitigkeit, (‘CollVerein, Austria’) and Veneto Banca Holding S.C.p.A. (‘VB’, Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Claris a vehicle company currently owned by VB, (‘JV’, Italy), by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 3 August 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Uniqa Versicherungen AG (‘Uniqa’, Austria), which is jointly controlled by Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich (‘RZB’, Austria), Austria Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit Privatstiftung (‘Austria Verein, Austria’) and Collegialität Versicherung auf Gegenseitigkeit, (‘CollVerein, Austria’) and Veneto Banca Holding S.C.p.A. (‘VB’, Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Claris a vehicle company currently owned by VB, (‘JV’, Italy), by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | for Uniqa: insurance group, active in all insurance sectors (life, non-life and reinsurance), |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Uniqa: insurance group, active in all insurance sectors (life, non-life and reinsurance),

| — | for RZB: financial services to local and international/multinational corporate customers as well as to financial institutions worldwide, |
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for RZB: financial services to local and international/multinational corporate customers as well as to financial institutions worldwide,

| — | for Austria Verein: private foundation under Austrian law, |
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for Austria Verein: private foundation under Austrian law,

| — | for CollVerein, Austria: mutual insurance society under Austrian law, |
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for CollVerein, Austria: mutual insurance society under Austrian law,

| — | for VB: holding company of an Italian group active in banking and financial services, |
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for VB: holding company of an Italian group active in banking and financial services,

| — | for JV: will be active in the life insurance sector in Italy. |
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for JV: will be active in the life insurance sector in Italy.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5606 — Uniqa/Veneto Banca/JV, 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 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5606 — Uniqa/Veneto Banca/JV, 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.

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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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