# C_2011043EN.01002001.xml

| 11.2.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 43/20 |
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11.2.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 43/20

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6110 — Aegon/Unnim/Caixasabadell Vida)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 43/09

| 1. | On 1 February 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Aegon Spanje (‘Aegon Spanje’, Spain) controlled by Aegon NV (‘Aegon’, the Netherlands) and Unnim (‘Unnim’, Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Caixasabadell Vida (‘Caixasabadell Vida’, Spain), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 1 February 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Aegon Spanje (‘Aegon Spanje’, Spain) controlled by Aegon NV (‘Aegon’, the Netherlands) and Unnim (‘Unnim’, Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Caixasabadell Vida (‘Caixasabadell Vida’, Spain), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Aegon Spanje: production and distribution, directly and indirectly, of insurance and pension products in Spain, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Aegon Spanje: production and distribution, directly and indirectly, of insurance and pension products in Spain,

| — | for Aegon: asset management, insurance, pension and related products, mainly in the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, |
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for Aegon: asset management, insurance, pension and related products, mainly in the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom,

| — | for Unnim: group of companies that engages mainly in banking operations and to a much lesser extent insurance distribution in Spain, |
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for Unnim: group of companies that engages mainly in banking operations and to a much lesser extent insurance distribution in Spain,

| — | for Caixasabadell Vida: life insurance and pension products in Spain. |
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for Caixasabadell Vida: life insurance and pension products in Spain.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 the EC Merger Regulation (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 EC 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 the EC Merger Regulation (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), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6110 — Aegon/Unnim/Caixasabadell Vida, 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), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6110 — Aegon/Unnim/Caixasabadell Vida, 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 ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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