# C_2010261EN.01000801.xml

| 28.9.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 261/8 |
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28.9.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 261/8

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5960 — CA/Carispe)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 261/06

| 1. | On 20 September 2010, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Crédit Agricole SA (France), undertaking at the head of the French banking and financial services group Crédit Agricole, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Cassa di Risparmio della Spezia SpA (Italy), an Italian bank which is currently indirectly controlled by Intesa SanPaolo SpA, and a network of 96 branches belonging to Intesa SanPaolo SpA or undertakings within the same group, by way of purchase of shares and purchase of assets. |
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On 20 September 2010, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Crédit Agricole SA (France), undertaking at the head of the French banking and financial services group Crédit Agricole, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Cassa di Risparmio della Spezia SpA (Italy), an Italian bank which is currently indirectly controlled by Intesa SanPaolo SpA, and a network of 96 branches belonging to Intesa SanPaolo SpA or undertakings within the same group, by way of purchase of shares and purchase of assets.

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






  — | for undertaking Crédit Agricole SA: central body of a multinational banking and financial services group spanning 66 countries — the group is active in all segments of the banking and financial services markets, with services for consumers, undertakings and local authorities, and in life insurance, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking Crédit Agricole SA: central body of a multinational banking and financial services group spanning 66 countries — the group is active in all segments of the banking and financial services markets, with services for consumers, undertakings and local authorities, and in life insurance,

| — | for undertaking Cassa di Risparmio della Spezia SpA: a bank which, within its geographical sphere of activity, provides a full range of services relating to payment facilities, savings and lending to households and small and medium-sized enterprises, |
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for undertaking Cassa di Risparmio della Spezia SpA: a bank which, within its geographical sphere of activity, provides a full range of services relating to payment facilities, savings and lending to households and small and medium-sized enterprises,

| — | for the branches belonging to Intesa SanPaolo SpA: retail banking branches within the Intesa SanPaolo SpA network engaged in the provision of banking, savings and lending services to consumers and to small and medium-sized enterprises. |
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for the branches belonging to Intesa SanPaolo SpA: retail banking branches within the Intesa SanPaolo SpA network engaged in the provision of banking, savings and lending services to consumers and to small and medium-sized enterprises.

| 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 10 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.5960 — CA/Carispe, 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5960 — CA/Carispe, 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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