# C_2011149EN.01002701.xml

| 20.5.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 149/27 |
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20.5.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 149/27

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6227 — Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations/Predica/Scor/SCI BRP 1)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 149/10

| 1. | On 12 May 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 Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (‘CDC’, France), Predica (France) belonging to the Crédit Agricole group (France), and Société Commerciale de Réassurance (‘Scor’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking SCI BRP 1 (France) by creating a collective real estate investment undertaking which will buy the shares in SCI BRP 1. |
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On 12 May 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 Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (‘CDC’, France), Predica (France) belonging to the Crédit Agricole group (France), and Société Commerciale de Réassurance (‘Scor’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking SCI BRP 1 (France) by creating a collective real estate investment undertaking which will buy the shares in SCI BRP 1.

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






  — | CDC: public company with a special legal status, public group serving the general interest and economic development of France: real estate, environment, investment and capital investment, services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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CDC: public company with a special legal status, public group serving the general interest and economic development of France: real estate, environment, investment and capital investment, services,

| — | Predica: insurance services; belonging to Crédit Agricole, a French banking group, |
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Predica: insurance services; belonging to Crédit Agricole, a French banking group,

| — | Scor: reinsurance services, |
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Scor: reinsurance services,

| — | SCI BRP 1: owner of a building complex known as ‘River Ouest’. |
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SCI BRP 1: owner of a building complex known as ‘River Ouest’.

| 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.6227 — Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations/Predica/Scor/SCI BRP 1, 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.6227 — Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations/Predica/Scor/SCI BRP 1, 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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