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 EUROPEAN COMMISSION  
Brussels, 31.8.2022  
C(2022 ) 6306 final  
PUBLIC VERSION  
HUK -Coburg Mobilitätsholding 
GmbH, Bahnhofsplatz,  
9650 Coburg  
Germany  
 
Bridgestone Europe NV/AS   
Kleine K loosterstraat  10,  
1932 Zaventam   
Belgium  
 
LNN Flug GmbH   
Friedri ch-Ebert -Straße 19, 42781 Haan  
Germany  
Subject : Case M. 10849  – HUK / BRI / LNN / PITSTOP  
Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation 
(EC) No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European 
Economic Area2  
Dear Sir or Madam,  
1. On 4 August  2022 , the European Commission received notification of a proposed 
concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation , by which HUK -Coburg 
Haftpflicht -Unterstützungs -Kasse kr aftfahrender Beamter Deutschlands a.G. (“HUK”, 
Germany) , Bridgestone Europe NV/AS (“BRI”, Belgium), the European subsidiary of 
Bridgestone Corporation (“Bridgestone”, Japan)  and LNN Flug GmbH (“LNN”, 
Germany), solely owned by Mr. Stefan Kulas , will acquire  within the meaning of 
Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation  joint control of the whole of  
pitstop.de GmbH (“pitstop”, Germany)  by way of purchase of shares .3 
                                                 
1 OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ( the ‘Merger Regulation ’). With effect from 1 December 2009,  the Treaty on 
the Functioning of the European Union ( ‘TFEU ’) has introduced certain changes, such as the 
replacement of ‘Community ’ by ‘Union ’ and ‘common market ’ by ‘internal market ’. The terminology 
of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.  
2  OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p.  3 (the ‘EEA Agreement ’). 
3  Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 307, 12.8.2022 , p. 13. 

 
2 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned  are the following : 
 HUK is an insurance company with a focus on motor vehicle insurance , 
 LNN is active in airplane charter , 
 BRI mainly supplies new tyres to automotive manufacturers and tyre retailers. 
Additionally, subsidiaries of BRI are active in the area of repair and maintenance 
of automotive vehicles in Europe,  
 pitstop offers  typical workshop services in the field of motor vehicle services such 
as inspections, maintenance and repairs of all kinds . 
3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that 
the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger  Regulation  and of 
paragraph 5 (c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of 
certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 .4 
4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European 
Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it 
compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is 
adopted in applicat ion of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger  Regulation  and Article 57 of 
the EEA Agreement . 
For the Commission  
 
 
(Signed)  
Olivier GUERSENT  
Director -General  
 
                                                 
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 .