# C_2011306EN.01001701.xml

| 18.10.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 306/17 |
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18.10.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 306/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6289 — Alstom/Bouygues Immobilier/Exprimm SAS/Embix JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 306/10

| 1. | On 11 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 Alstom Holdings (France), a member of the French group Alstom, and the undertakings Bouygues Immobilier SA (‘Bouygues Immobilier’, France) and Exprimm SAS (‘Exprimm’, France), two subsidiaries of the French Bouygues group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Embix SAS (‘Embix’, France) by means of the purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 11 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 Alstom Holdings (France), a member of the French group Alstom, and the undertakings Bouygues Immobilier SA (‘Bouygues Immobilier’, France) and Exprimm SAS (‘Exprimm’, France), two subsidiaries of the French Bouygues group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Embix SAS (‘Embix’, France) by means of the purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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






  — | Alstom Holdings: the holding of shares in the Alstom Group companies engaged in the construction of plant and the provision of transport services, together with energy production and transmission, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Alstom Holdings: the holding of shares in the Alstom Group companies engaged in the construction of plant and the provision of transport services, together with energy production and transmission,

| — | Bouygues Immobilier: real estate development and the provision of housing, eco-districts, business parks and urban planning activities, |
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Bouygues Immobilier: real estate development and the provision of housing, eco-districts, business parks and urban planning activities,

| — | Exprimm: the provision of buildings infrastructure management services and multi-technology maintenance services, |
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Exprimm: the provision of buildings infrastructure management services and multi-technology maintenance services,

| — | Embix: the provision of intelligent energy management services to large business parks and eco-districts. |
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Embix: the provision of intelligent energy management services to large business parks and eco-districts.

| 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.6289 — Alstom/Bouygues Immobilier/Exprimm SAS/Embix JV, 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.6289 — Alstom/Bouygues Immobilier/Exprimm SAS/Embix JV, 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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