Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6809 — Daimler/Mercedes-Benz Österreich Vertriebsgesellschaft/Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Austria/Mercedes-Benz Hungaria) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-02-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bus, economic concentration, financial services, merger control, motor vehicle industry








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14.2.2013   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 42/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6809 — Daimler/Mercedes-Benz Österreich Vertriebsgesellschaft/Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Austria/Mercedes-Benz Hungaria)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 42/06






1.


On 6 February 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Daimler AG (‘Daimler’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Mercedes-Benz Österreich Vertriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. (‘MBÖ’, Austria), Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Austria GmbH (‘MBFSA’, Austria) and Mercedes-Benz Hungária Kft (‘MBHu’, Hungary) by way of purchase of shares. MBÖ, MBFSA and MBHu are currently jointly controlled by Daimler and the Pappas Group.










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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for Daimler: worldwide activities in (i) manufacturing and sales of premium cars and commercial vehicles, (ii) provision of automotive financial services including financing, leasing, insurance and fleet management and (iii) private banking,










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for MBÖ: wholesale distribution of passenger cars and commercial vehicles and distribution of spare parts in Austria,










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for MBFSA: automotive financial services in Austria,










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for MBHu: wholesale distribution of passenger cars and spare parts in Hungary.














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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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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.6809 — Daimler/Mercedes-Benz Österreich Vertriebsgesellschaft/Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Austria/Mercedes-Benz Hungaria, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










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

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