# C_2015240EN.01000401.xml

| 22.7.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 240/4 |
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22.7.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 240/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7698 — ManpowerGroup/7S Group GmbH)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 240/04)

| 1. | On 13 July 2015 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which ManpowerGroup, Inc. (‘ManpowerGroup’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of 7S Group GmbH (‘7S Group’, Germany). |
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On 13 July 2015 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which ManpowerGroup, Inc. (‘ManpowerGroup’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of 7S Group GmbH (‘7S Group’, Germany).

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | ManpowerGroup is a global provider of employment services and workforce solutions, including recruitment and assessment, training and development, career management, outsourcing and workforce consulting services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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ManpowerGroup is a global provider of employment services and workforce solutions, including recruitment and assessment, training and development, career management, outsourcing and workforce consulting services,

| — | 7S Group is a provider of employment services in the form of temporary and permanent employment services, contract work services and HR consultancy services. In the EEA, 7S Group is active in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia. |
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7S Group is a provider of employment services in the form of temporary and permanent employment services, contract work services and HR consultancy services. In the EEA, 7S Group is active in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia.

| 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 this Notice. |
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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 this Notice.

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| 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 number M.7698 — ManpowerGroup/7S Group GmbH, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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 number M.7698 — ManpowerGroup/7S Group GmbH, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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