9.2.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 37/36

1.

On 31 January 2013, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Allianz SE (Germany) and the undertaking Volkswagen Financial Services AG (Germany) which belongs to the Volkswagen AG (Germany) Group, acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of the company Volkswagen Autoversicherung AG (Germany) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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 ten days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6739 — Allianz/VW Financial Services/GU, to the following address: