| Decision 576/2013 | |
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| File (PDF) | Decision 576/2013 |
| Date of Issuance of Decision |
October 22nd, 2013 |
| Government Gazette Issue No | |
| Relevant Market |
Retail and Corporate Banking, Financial Services |
| Subject of the Decision |
Merger |
| Legal Framework |
Phase Ι (Article 8 par. 3 of L. 3959/2011) |
| Operative part of the Decision |
Clearance |
|
Acquiring company(ies) |
National Bank of Greece S.A.
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Target company (ies) |
PROBANK S.A. |
| Summary of Decision |
The Plenary Session of the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC), with its no. 576/VII/2013 unanimous decision, approved the notified concentration with regard to the acquisition of control by the banking company “National Bank of Greece S.A” over the assets and liabilities of the, under special clearance, banking company under the name “PROBANK S.A.”, pursuant to article 8 par. 3 of L. 3959/2011. The Hellenic Competition Commission considered that this concentration, which refers primarily to the banking sector, does not raise serious doubts as to its compatibility with the competition rules in the relevant markets concerned. |
| Judicial Means |
Final. No appeal. |
| Decisions by the Court of Appeal of Athens (Administrative Division) |
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