17.6.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/48

1.

On 6 June 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Engie (France) and Caisse des Dépôts et consignations (‘CDC’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertakings Solairecorsica 1, Solairecorsica 2 and Solairecorsica 3 (all from France) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Engie: entire energy value chain in the fields of gas, electricity and energy services,

—   for CDC: French State-owned financial group and fund manager investing in both public sector projects and open markets activities,

—   for Solairecorsica 1, 2 and 3: ownership and management of a photovoltaic power plant active in the generation of electricity in Corsica (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 this 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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8508 — Engie/CDC/Solairecorsica 1-2-3, to the following address: