# C_2011307EN.01001001.xml

| 19.10.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 307/10 |
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19.10.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 307/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6406 — Colisée Laffitte/CDC/Ensemble immobilier Paris)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 307/09

| 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). This notification concerns the change from sole control by Colisée Laffitte (France) to joint control under Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation by Colisée Laffitte and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC, France) of a building complex located in Paris (9th arrondissement). |
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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). This notification concerns the change from sole control by Colisée Laffitte (France) to joint control under Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation by Colisée Laffitte and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC, France) of a building complex located in Paris (9th arrondissement).

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






  — | Colisée Laffitte, a subsidiary of the Axa Group, is a real estate investment company, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Colisée Laffitte, a subsidiary of the Axa Group, is a real estate investment company,

| — | 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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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 building complex consists of buildings for office use located in Paris (9th arrondissement). |
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The building complex consists of buildings for office use located in Paris (9th arrondissement).

| 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.6406 — Colisée Laffitte/CDC/Ensemble immobilier Paris, 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.6406 — Colisée Laffitte/CDC/Ensemble immobilier Paris, 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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