# C_2011317EN.01001201.xml

| 29.10.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 317/12 |
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29.10.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 317/12

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6415 — Vendôme Commerces/CDC/Immeuble Toulon)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 317/07

| 1. | On 24 October 2011 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Vendôme Commerces (France) and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation indirect joint control of a department store building located on the outskirts of Toulon, by way of purchase of assets. |
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On 24 October 2011 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Vendôme Commerces (France) and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation indirect joint control of a department store building located on the outskirts of Toulon, by way of purchase of assets.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Vendôme Commerces is a real estate company owned by the AXA Group. The AXA Group is active in financial protection, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Vendôme Commerces is a real estate company owned by the AXA Group. The AXA Group is active in financial protection,

| — | Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) is a French public body that carries out missions of general interest on the one hand and activities open to competition on the other, |
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Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) is a French public body that carries out missions of general interest on the one hand and activities open to competition on the other,

| — | The department store building is located in La Valette du Var in the agglomeration of Toulon (France). The store trades under the name of Printemps. |
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The department store building is located in La Valette du Var in the agglomeration of Toulon (France). The store trades under the name of Printemps.

| 3. | 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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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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| 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. 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.6415 — Vendôme Commerces/CDC/Immeuble Toulon, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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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.6415 — Vendôme Commerces/CDC/Immeuble Toulon, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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

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