Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9639 — CDC/EDF/Dalkia Investissement) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 392/09
Date: 2019-11-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy production, energy supply, investment company, merger control, public institution, wholesale trade








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19.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 392/9






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9639 — CDC/EDF/Dalkia Investissement)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 392/09)

1.   
On 11 November 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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Electricité de France (‘EDF’, France),










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Caisse des dépôts et consignations (‘CDC’, France),










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Dalkia Investissement SAS (‘Dalkia Investissement’, France), controlled by EDF.




EDF and CDC acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Dalkia Investissement.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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EDF and its subsidiaries are mainly active in the electricity sector, especially in the generation and wholesale of electricity, transportation and distribution of electricity in France and abroad. It is also active in the gas sector and in energy related services in France and abroad,










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CDC is a French public institution with a special legal status, active in the management of private funds to which public authorities wish to provide special protection and in the financing of public-interest investment projects (transport, environment, transmission of electricity, etc.),










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Dalkia Investissement is a holding company owning part of the shares of ELM SAS, which is responsible for the exploitation of the heat and cold networks of certain areas of the city of Lyon.






3.   
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


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. The following reference should always be specified:
Case M.9639 — CDC/EDF/Dalkia Investissement
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.