Commission Decision of 03/03/2006 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.4128 - ADECCO / DEUTSCHER INDUSTRIE SERVICE) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic) | |Brussels, 03/03/2006 SG-Greffe(2006) D/200946 To the notifying party: Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s), Subject : Case No. COMP/M.4128 Adecco Switzerland / Deutscher Industrie Service Notification of 02.02.2006 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C 33, 9.02.2006, page 7 1.
On 02/02/2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 by which the undertaking Adecco SA (“Adecco”, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Deutscher Industrie Service AG (“DIS”, Germany) by way of public bid. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: - for Adecco: provision of human resources and staffing services on a global scale, including temporary employment services; - for DIS: provision of employment services, including temporary employment, to companies in Germany and Austria.
3. After examination of the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 and of paragraph 5 subparagraph (c) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004[2]. 4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the common market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No.
139/2004. For the Commission Signed Neelie KROES Member of the Commission [1] OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1 [2] OJ C 56, 05.3.2005 p.32 PUBLIC VERSION MERGER PROCEDURE ARTICLE 6(1)(b) DECISION SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE