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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8798

2 October 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internal market
Commissioner Bolkestein prepared to take Germany's Volkswagen law to Court before end of mandate

Brussels, 01/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - Commissioner Frits Bolkestein intends to propose to the Commission to bring Germany's "Volkswagen law" before the Court, his spokesperson has confirmed. The decision will be presented before the end of his mandate, in October. Last March, the Commission gave German formal notice to change the law, which allows Lower Saxony to retain control of the German car-builder Volkswagen whilst remaining a minority shareholder. This law puts a 20% limit on the...

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