Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10983 – ALTAREA / CARREFOUR / SNC ALTACAR SARTROUVILLE / SNC ALTACAR NANTES) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 494/05
Date: 2022-12-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Brittany, France, Ile-de-France, economic concentration, electronic commerce, merger control, parent company, property market, shopping centre, supermarket








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28.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 494/13







Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10983 – ALTAREA / CARREFOUR / SNC ALTACAR SARTROUVILLE / SNC ALTACAR NANTES)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 494/05)


1.   
On 16 December 2022, 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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Altarea (France),










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Carrefour SA (‘Carrefour’, France),










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SNC Altacar Sartrouville (France),










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SNC Altacar Nantes (France).




Altarea and Carrefour will acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of SNC Altacar Sartrouville and SNC Altacar Nantes, two fully-fledged joint ventures.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in two newly created companies constituting joint ventures.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned:






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Altarea is the parent company of a group active in the real estate services sector in France and, to a lesser extent, in Spain and Italy (residential and business property development, owning and managing shopping centres on its own behalf, managing business properties on its own behalf, managing shopping centres on behalf of third parties, real estate management and carrying out real estate transactions),










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Carrefour is the parent company of a group active in the retail sales sector, mainly of food items, in particular managing hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, cash and carry shops and online sales services. The Carrefour group is also active, to a minor degree, in the real estate services sector,










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SNC Altacar Sartrouville is a company which is going to own and manage the Robert Schuman shopping centre in Sartrouville (78500), France,










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SNC Altacar Nantes is a company which is going to own and manage the La Beaujoire shopping centre in Nantes (44300), 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 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.10983 – ALTAREA / CARREFOUR / SNC ALTACAR SARTROUVILLE / SNC ALTACAR NANTES
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.