Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9630 — CDC/Total/JMB Solar Nogara/Quadran Nogara) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 407/07
Date: 2019-12-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, energy production, environmental industry, gas industry, investment company, merger control, oil industry, real estate business, renewable energy








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3.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 407/9






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9630 — CDC/Total/JMB Solar Nogara/Quadran Nogara)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 407/07)

1.   
On 25 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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Caisse des dépôts et consignations (‘CDC’, France),










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Total Quadran (France), belonging to the group Total S.A.,










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JMB Solar Nogara and Quadran Nogara (together the ‘Target’, France), controlled by Total S.A.




CDC and Total Quadran acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of JMB Solar Nogara and Quadran Nogara. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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CDC is a special status public establishment which conducts missions of general interest and activities open to competition. These latter activities are carried out mostly in France around four poles: (i) real estate; (ii) environment and energy; (iii) services; and (iv) capital investment,










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Total S.A. is an international integrated energy producer and provider active in all sectors of the oil and gas industry, as well as the renewable energy and power generation sectors,










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JMB Solar Nogara and Quadran Nogara are active in the development, construction and operation of photovoltaic plants and wind farms in France.






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:
M.9630 — CDC/Total/JMB Solar Nogara/Quadran Nogara
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.