Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9557 — Swisscom/AMAG Group/Zürich Insurance Group/autoSense) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 384/07
Date: 2019-11-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, maintenance, merger control, motor vehicle industry, provision of services, rental business, telecommunications








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12.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 384/8






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9557 — Swisscom/AMAG Group/Zürich Insurance Group/autoSense)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 384/07)

1.   

On 31 October 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).


This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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Swisscom (Schweiz) AG (‘Swisscom’, Switzerland), belonging to Swisscom AG,










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AMAG Import AG (‘AMAG’, Switzerland), belonging to AMAG Group AG,










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Zürich Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (‘Zurich’, Switzerland), belonging to Zurich Insurance Group AG,










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autoSense AG (‘autoSense’, Switzerland), currently controlled by Swisscom and AMAG.




Swisscom, AMAG and Zurich acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of autoSense.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for Swisscom: Swiss telecommunications provider,










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for AMAG: Swiss car importer and dealer, active also in related services such as leasing and maintenance,










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for Zurich: Swiss diversified insurance company active in international and local markets,










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for autoSense: Swiss provider of products and services in the field of connected cars.






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 the 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.

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. The following reference should always be specified:
Case M.9557 — Swisscom/AMAG Group/Zürich Insurance Group/autoSense
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË






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

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.