30.6.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 192/18

1.

On 22 June 2012, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings CNP Assurances (‘CNP Assurances’, France) and BNP Paribas, through its subsidiary Cardif Assurance Vie (‘Cardif’, France), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a property (‘the building’), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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.

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.6621 — CNP Assurances/BNP Paribas/Immeuble Val-de-Marne, to the following address: