CELEX: 32006M4152
Language: en
Date: 2006-04-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 10/04/2006 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.4152 - JACOBS HOLDING / ADECCO) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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32006M4152

Commission Decision of 10/04/2006 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.4152 - JACOBS HOLDING / ADECCO) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic)  

| | Brussels, 10/04/2006SG-Greffe(2006) D/201957To the notifying partyDear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s),Subject : Case No. COMP/M.4152 – JACOBS HOLDING / ADECCONotification of 07/03/2006 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C 62, 15/03/2006, page 21. On 07/03/2006 , the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 by which the undertaking Jacobs Holding AG (“JAG”, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Adecco SA (“Adecco”, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares.1.  The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:- for JAG: investment company;- for Adecco: global provider of human resource and staffing services, including temporary employment services.2.  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 b, of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004[2].3.  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 CommissionSigned Neelie KROES Member of the Commission[1] OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1[2] OJ C 56, 05.3.2005 p.32MERGER PROCEDUREARTICLE 6(1)(b) DECISIONSIMPLIFIED PROCEDUREPUBLIC VERSION