11.6.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 210/19

1.

On 6 June 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings ‘AVIVA France’, a subsidiary of ‘AVIVA plc’ (UK, hereinafter collectively referred to as ‘AVIVA’), and the ‘Groupe des Assurances du Crédit Mutuel’ (France), which is controlled by the ‘Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel’ (France, hereinafter collectively referred to as ‘Groupe CM-11’) (together ‘the Parties’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of an entire office building located in France, in the Paris region, by way of a company set up for the purpose of carrying out the operation.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   AVIVA: AVIVA France and the AVIVA Group it belongs to are active in the insurance sector.

—   Groupe CM-11: Groupe des Assurances du Crédit Mutuel is mainly active in the insurance sector (life insurance and personal insurance).

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 to it their observations on the proposed operation.

Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference number M.8053 — AVIVA/Group CM-11/Office building by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post to the following address: