# C_2013109EN.01001001.xml

| 16.4.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 109/10 |
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16.4.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 109/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6889 — Sogecap/Cardif/Clichy-la-Garenne Building Complex)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 109/06

| 1. | On 9 April 2013, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Sogecap (France) and Cardif Assurance Vie (‘Cardif’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a building complex by way of purchase of assets. |
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On 9 April 2013, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Sogecap (France) and Cardif Assurance Vie (‘Cardif’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a building complex by way of purchase of assets.

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






  — | Sogecap, a subsidiary of Société générale, is active in the life assurance sector, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Sogecap, a subsidiary of Société générale, is active in the life assurance sector,

| — | Cardif, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, is active in the life assurance sector, |
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Cardif, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, is active in the life assurance sector,

| — | The building complex is a property consisting mainly of office space located in Clichy-la-Garenne, a commune of Hauts-de-Seine, France. |
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The building complex is a property consisting mainly of office space located in Clichy-la-Garenne, a commune of Hauts-de-Seine, France.

| 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. |
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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.6889 — Sogecap/Cardif/Clichy-la-Garenne Building Complex, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 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 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.6889 — Sogecap/Cardif/Clichy-la-Garenne Building Complex, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

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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