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EU mergers and takeovers (updated April 28)

BRUSSELS, April 28 (Reuters) - Following are additions and deletions to takeovers, mergers and joint ventures under European Commission merger regulation review. (See end for guide to EU merger processes)

DELETIONS

-- Plans by French gas provider Gaz de France to acquire control of German crude oil and gas producer Preussag Energie Gmbh, part of TUI (cleared April 28)

-- Plans by Irish capital fund SGAM/4D, controlled by French bank Societe Generale , and Portuguese consultant Guggenhein Consultadoria e Servicios LDA, to acquire control of Italian petroleum products supplier Italiana Energia e Servizi S.p.a. (cleared April 28)

-- Plans by Italy's Banca Intesa , Capitalia , IMI Investimenti and Unicredito Italiano for a joint venture for car purchase financing for consumers (cleared April 28)

-- Plans for a merger of German banking services Hamburgische Landesbank Girozentrale [HMLG.UL] and Landesbank Schleswig Holstein Girozentrale Kiel (cleared April 28)

ADDITIONS

-- Plans by Danish dairy products supplier Arla Foods to acquire control of British dairy products supplier Express Dairies (notified April 16/deadline May 26)

-- Plans by Italian energy giant Eni's to purchase half-stake in Spanish utility Union Fenosa's gas business (notified April 11/deadline May 21/candidate for simpllified procedure)

ONGOING ONE-MONTH REVIEWS:

-- Plans by U.S. office furniture supplier Office Depot Inc. to acquire control of French office furniture supplier Guilbert (notified April 15/deadline May 23).

-- Plans by French publisher Lagardere to acquire control of French publisher Vivendi Universal Publishing (notified April 15/deadline May 22)

-- Plans by British Cinven Limited to acquire control of Fitness First Plc (notified April 10/deadline May 19/candidate for simplified procedure)

-- Plans by Accor Group , Hilton Hotels unit Ladbroke, and Six Continents Plc unit Intercontinental Hotels (Overseas) Ltd for a joint venture, WorldRes Europe, to provide reservations on the Web and a Web-based travel site (notified April 9/deadline May 19)

-- Plans by London-listed coal and zinc miner Xstrata Plc to acquire Australia's MIM Holdings Ltd (notified April 15/deadline May 19/candidate for simplified procedure)

-- Plans by French electrical household appliances maker SEB S.A. to acquire control of parts of French Moulinex S.A. (notified April 14/deadline May 12)

-- Plans by British venture fund CVC Capital Partners to acquire Danish construction materials supplier Danske Traelast (notified April 3/deadline May 12).

-- Plans by Saudi Basic Industries Association (SABIC) and Germanys Sued-Chemie to jointly purchase the U.S. firm Scientific Design from Linde (notified April 14/deadline May 12/candidate for simplified procedure).

-- Plans by Italian publications maker Instituto Geografico De Agostini and Italian Holding di Partecipazioni to acquire joint control of an existing joint venture RCS Diffusione (notified April 10/deadlline May 12)

-- Plans by Swiss specialty chemicals group Sika and Italian concrete maker Buzzi to jointly purchase Italian concrete producer Addiment Italia (notified April 2/deadline May 12/candidate for simplified procedure)

-- Plans by DSM N.V to acquire control of Roche Vitamins and Fine Chemicals Division (notified April 8/deadline May 8).

-- Plans by Finnish undertaking Thomesto Ltd and German undertakings SCA Hygiene Products AG and SCA Hygiene Products GmbH to acquire joint control of German undertaking SCA Holtz GmbH (notified April 8/deadline May 8/candidate for simplified procedure).

-- Plans for a joint venture between Italy's Cremonini and British conglomerate Compass for motorway catering (notified March 28/deadline May 6/candidate for simplified procedure).

-- Plans for a joint venture between Dutch bank ABN AMRO NV and financial services group Delta Lloyd (notified March 27/deadline May 2/candidate for simplified procedure)