On 17 June 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (‘Porsche’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the Volkswagen AG (‘Volkswagen’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

• Porsche: manufacture and distribution of passenger cars.
• Volkswagen: manufacture and distribution of passenger cars and commercial vehicles.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission no later than 4th July 2008 to:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel