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REGULATION (EC) No 139/2004 MERGER PROCEDURE

Article 6(1)(b) NON-OPPOSITION Date: 21/03/2022

In electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32022M10613

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 21.3.2022 C(2022) 1839 final

PUBLIC VERSION

Porsche Austria GmbH & Co OG Louise-Piëch-Straße 2 5020 Salzburg Austria

Wolfgang Denzel Auto AG Erdbergstraße 189-193 1030 Vienna Austria

Saubermacher Dienstleistungs AG Hans-Roth-Straße 1 8073 Feldkirchen Austria

Dear Sir or Madam,

1.1. On 25 February 2022, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings Porsche Austria GmbH & Co OG (“Porsche Austria”, Austria), ultimately controlled by Volkswagen AG, the ultimate parent company of Volkswagen group, Wolfgang Denzel Auto AG (“Denzel”, Austria), controlled by “Familienstiftung W. Denzel” and individual members of the Denzel family and Saubermacher Dienstleistungs AG (“Saubermacher”, Austria), solely controlled by Roth Privatstiftung, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the

1OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’) has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of ‘Community’ by ‘Union’ and ‘common market’ by ‘internal market’. The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision.

2OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 (the ‘EEA Agreement’).

Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel, BELGIË

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Merger Regulation joint control in a newly established full-function joint venture by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

- Porsche Austria GmbH & Co OG (“Porsche Austria”, Austria), ultimately controlled by Volkswagen AG, the ultimate parent company of Volkswagen group,

- Wolfgang Denzel Auto AG (“Denzel”, Austria), controlled by “Familienstiftung W. Denzel” and individual members of the Denzel family,

- Saubermacher Dienstleistungs AG (“Saubermacher”, Austria), solely controlled by Roth Privatstiftung.

3. The joint venture will provide (i) consulting services in relation to the handling and disposal/treatment of lithium batteries, (ii) special containers and (iii) selection of waste treatment partners.

4. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(a) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

5. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

For the Commission

(Signed) Olivier GUERSENT Director-General

3Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 104, 4.3.2022, p. 13.

4OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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